Otherwise, I probably would have handled it differently.”AdvertisementThe commissioner’s report detailing its three-month investigation concluded that, with the exception of then-bench coach Alex Cora, the 2017 scheme was player-driven and player-executed. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for a year by Major League Baseball and fired by the Astros. Carlos Beltrán, a veteran bench player on the 2017 Astros, stepped down as manager of the New York Mets, a position he was named to Nov. 1. AdvertisementNo Astros position player has publicly apologized for the scheme, angering several Dodgers who feel they were cheated out of a championship, but Hinch took full responsibility for his failure to put a halt to it. “I think that’s a big question that I’m going to process over a season-long suspension,” Hinch, 45, said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 08, 2020 02:48 UTC