It was only a month ago when the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal was the biggest story in baseball. Their use of sign-stealing in both 2017 and 2018 led to the league fining them $5 million, stripping them of their first and second-round picks in both 2020 and 2021, and suspending manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow for one year each.
The situation was the main talk of the league, as the boos and insults toward the ballclub in spring training marked the beginning of a new era. But over the past few weeks, the overall discussion of the scandal and its implications have simmered.