In apparent fallout from a hacking scandal, the St. Louis Cardinals have fired scouting director Chris Correa.
James G. Martin, a lawyer for team chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and general manager John Mozeliak, announced the move Thursday but did not give reasons for the dismissal or discuss the investigation into the alleged hacking of a Houston Astros database.
Correa has admitted to hacking into the Astros' database, a source told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, but Correa said he did it merely to verify whether the Astros had stolen proprietary data. Correa did not leak any Astros data and is not responsible for other alleged hacks that the FBI is investigating, the source told the Post-Dispatch.