BREAKING: Houston Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch have been suspended for one year after an MLB investigation found the team used technology to cheat during its World Series-winning 2017 season, sources familiar with the punishment tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 13, 2020
Additionally, MLB will fine the Astros $5 million and take away their first- and second-round picks in the 2020 and 2021 drafts, sources tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 13, 2020
No players were disciplined by Major League Baseball in the Astros' investigation. While Mets manager Carlos Beltran was part of it, he was a player at the time and thus was not suspended.
Discipline for Red Sox manager Alex Cora is coming. It is going to be harsh, per sources.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 13, 2020
So there we have it. AJ Hinch gets a one-year suspension along with GM Jeff Luhnow for the Houston Astros using a camera and garbage can to relay the pitches that were coming during the 2017 season. As expected, no players have been disciplined, including Carlos Beltran, who is now a manager.
This isn’t the end of the punishments, as we are expecting harsh penalties to be brought down on Alex Cora for his role in 2017 as an Astros coach and 2018 as the Red Sox manager. Some people thought Cora would get off free because he left the team, but it looks like he played a big role.
The scheme, laid out by MLB's investigators, that names Alex Cora: pic.twitter.com/ymBK81FW7x
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 13, 2020
These punishments aren’t enough in my opinion, but I’ll cover that later.