The Houston Astros' cheating scandal may be hanging over Major League Baseb...
- The Houston Astros’ cheating scandal may be hanging over Major League Baseball like a dark cloud but the sign-stealing scheme could actually boost interest in the game rather than turn fans away, experts said on Wednesday.
Houston, who begin their regular season at home on March 26, may be the team baseball fans love to hate this year and that could mean higher TV ratings and ticket sales as supporters of other clubs seek a way to voice their displeasure with the Astros when they come to town. “There are going to be certain unintended consequences from all of this winter activity,” Pilson told Reuters.
The Astros received a maximum $5 million fine, forfeited first and second-round draft picks in 2020 and 2021, and their manager and general manager were each suspended one year before swiftly being fired by Astros owner Jim Crane.But no Astros players were punished as MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred promised them immunity as part of the investigation and that is not sitting well with opposing players, including some who feel the team should vacate their 2017 World Series title.
Manfred himself apologised this week for referring to the World Series trophy as “a piece of metal” during an interview with ESPN in which he was trying to make “a rhetorical point” about the possibility of stripping the Astros of their title.
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