Astros front office set
sign-stealing scheme in motion: WSJ
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 [February 08, 2020]
(Reuters) - New details emerged
on Friday in the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal that has
engulfed professional baseball, with the Wall Street Journal
reporting https://www.wsj.com/articles/houston-astros-cheating-scheme-dark-arts-codebreaker-11581112994
that the Astros' front office set a program in motion to decode
opposing catchers' signs.
The report, which cites a letter from MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred
and interviews with several people familiar with the matter, said
the Astros' front office used an algorithm based off Excel
spreadsheets dubbed "Codebreaker" during the 2017 season, which
included the team's World Series-winning run, and into 2018.
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The report paints a more sophisticated picture of the incidents
involving the Astros, which the MLB said at the outset involved
employees using a live game feed from the centerfield camera to
observe opponents' signs.
Last month, the Astros fired Manager A.J. Hinch and General Manager
Jeff Luhnow after they each received a one-year suspension from the
league because of the cheating scandal.
(Reporting By Amy Tennery; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
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