The Red Sox's illegal sign stealing during their 2018 championship season has cost them their second-round draft pick this year, the MLB says.
, has been suspended without pay through the 2020 season and postseason. He has also been banned from operating the team's video replay through 2021. Baseball is entirely shut down during the coronavirus pandemic.
MLB officials found that then-Red Sox manager Alex Cora, other staff and most team members likely did not know about the sign changing. Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner and CEO Sam Kennedy during a news conference at Fenway Park, Jan. 15. The team was told Wednesday about the penalty Major League Baseball was assessing for sign-stealing in 2018. Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner and CEO Sam Kennedy during a news conference at Fenway Park, Jan. 15.
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