In the end, Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch got what they deserved. But MLB commissioner Rob Manfred missed a chance to be the one to give it to them.
At 2:01 p.m. Eastern on Monday, the league issued its report concluding that Houston had illegally used electronics to steal signs during its 2017 championship run, and Luhnow and Hinch had been aware of the scheme. MLB announced that each would be suspended for one season and the team would lose its first- and second- round picks in the next two drafts and be fined $5 million.