Jeff Luhnow, the former Houston Astros general manager who was suspended by MLB for the team’s 2017 sign-stealing scandal, is suing the team for breach of contract, the Los Angeles Times’ Bill Shahikin reported on Sunday.
Luhnow’s court filing in Houston’s district court alleges that the Astros did not fire him for a condition that would be “just cause.” Instead, the lawsuit alleges MLB’s investigation, which it puts in quotations, was in fact a “negotiated result.” It says Astros owner Jim Crane and commissioner Rob Manfred negotiated the penalties and set up Luhnow to be the scapegoat.