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Just as Major League Baseball seemed to have emerged from the steroid scandal, revelations of the Houston Astros’ electronic cheating scheme in 2017 and 2018 further sullied baseball’s image.
Mizuhara had served as the baseball star's interpreter since his 2018 Major League Baseball debut. ... Samantha Granville - BBC News. February 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM [Getty Images]
Pitchers may unfairly improve their grip on the baseball. Applying a sticky substance such as pine tar to their pitching hand can greatly improve the spin rate of a thrown baseball, which results in more movement on pitches. [9] While the use of such "foreign substances" is a violation of MLB rules, historically it was rarely enforced. [10]
After an investigation by MLB, Astros manager A. J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were each suspended for one year from MLB. In addition, the Astros were fined $5 million and lost their first- and second-round draft picks for the 2020 and 2021 MLB drafts. After the news broke, Astros owner Jim Crane fired both Hinch and Lunhow. Hinch ...
Some celebrities have endured their fair share of heartbreak over the years — including highly publicized cheating scandals. Tristan Thompson made headlines for infidelity multiple times over ...
The Report is the result of former US Senator George J. Mitchell's (D–ME) 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use in Major League Baseball (MLB) released on December 13, 2007. Inclusion on the list does not necessarily mean the player was involved in illegal activity.
Biogenesis baseball scandal (2013) – more than a dozen MLB players were found to have received PEDs, mainly human growth hormone, from a now-defunct anti-aging clinic in the Miami area. In all, 13 players received suspensions of 50 or more games, with the longest being given to Alex Rodriguez (162 games) and Ryan Braun (65 games).
By: Elizabeth Keatinge, Buzz60. Christian Haupt has been called a baseball prodigy. Now, 20th Century Fox has optioned the rights to a book about Haupt's bizarre recollections.