Former Astros manager AJ Hinch isn't dismissing the idea that Houston's 2017 World Series championship has been tainted by the sign-stealing scandal that cost him his job.
"It's a fair question," Hinch said in an interview with MLB Network. "And I think everyone's going to have to draw their own conclusion."
Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for one season by commissioner Rob Manfred, who found Houston illicitly used electronics to steal signs during its title run. Team owner Jim Crane then fired both Hinch and Luhnow.
In an excerpt from an interview set to air Friday night, Hinch defended his players' talents but said the clubhouse put itself in a position where its achievements might be blemished.