Houston Astros Players Find Humor in Yankees Cheating Scandal

A federal judge has instructed the New York Yankees to reveal a 2017 letter from Major League Baseball possibly linking the team to sign-stealing by Monday noon, as reported by Evan Drellich of The Athletic.

The Yankees’ attorney argues that making the letter public would cause “significant reputational damage.”

“There is no valid reason for disclosing the letter to the public,” said Yankees’ lawyer Jonathan Schiller. “The plaintiff’s case has no standing, and the court ruled that what MLB wrote in confidence was irrelevant to the court’s dismissal. In accordance with established law, this upholds the Yankees’ right to confidentiality mandated by the Baseball commissioner.”

MLB conducted an investigation into the Yankees in 2017, and according to a press release, the team was found, at worst, to be involved in minor infractions. The lawsuit claims that the sealed letter reveals otherwise.

“The plaintiffs contended that the 2017 press release falsely implied that the investigation concluded that the Yankees had only committed a minor technical violation, whereas, according to the plaintiffs, the investigation actually uncovered a more serious sign-stealing scheme by the Yankees,” wrote Judge Jed Rakoff on Friday.

As anticipated, Houston Astros fans were delighted by this news, given the criticisms directed at them by many Yankees players and fans this year following their own cheating scandal.

Not only did the fans revel in this, but numerous Astros players also expressed their joy. Many of them took to Twitter to share their reactions.

Carlos Correa tweeted:

Alex Bregman shared his thoughts:

Josh Reddick reacted:

Lance McCullers Jr. commented:

This is the newest development in MLB’s sign-stealing saga, which led to the dismissal of general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch from the Astros, along with a year-long suspension. Red Sox manager Alex Cora was also terminated as a result.