{"id":10543,"date":"2020-03-27T13:19:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T13:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=10543"},"modified":"2020-03-27T08:10:08","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T08:10:08","slug":"red-sox-investigation-over-cheating-allegations-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/red-sox-investigation-over-cheating-allegations-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Investigation Over Cheating Allegations Completed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BostonMajor League Baseball (MLB) was supposed to kick-start its new season this week but fans knew that wasn\u2019t going to happen with COVID-19 shutting down the global sports industry<\/a>. What fans got instead was MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred<\/strong> confirming that the investigation into the Red Sox cheating allegations is now concluded.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t hold your breath waiting for those findings though! The commissioner stated that he would reveal the findings of the investigation once baseball season resumes.<\/p>\n

Manfred is targeting an MLB return in May<\/a>, stating that the league has yet to determine a fixed date due to ongoing deliberations regarding how they plan on dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Manfred is confident that MLB will return as soon as it is safe to do so, although he admitted that the MLB schedule will likely not be able to handle a regular 162-game season.<\/p>\n

MLB spring training was cancelled as other major sports<\/a> leagues suspended their seasons due to COVID-19\u2014spring training is expected to resume first before the regular season.<\/p>\n

Compounding the delays wrought by the pandemic is the ongoing negotiations between the MLB and its players\u2019 union regarding a new collective bargaining agreement, in preparation for the current agreement set to end on December 2021.<\/p>\n

Baseball has so far avoided COVID-19 infections. As of the time of this writing, three minor leaguers have tested positive for the virus, one from the Red Sox, and two from the Yankees.<\/p>\n

The Red Sox<\/a> probe has also been put on the back burner due to wave of delays brought by COVID-19. Manfred acknowledged that he has not found the time to report on the league\u2019s findings despite the investigation reportedly concluded.<\/p>\n

Astros\u2019 Cheating Scandal Fallout Continues<\/h2>\n

The Red Sox stand accused of electronically stealing signs on the way to winning the 2018 World Series. They were probed after a whistleblower account into the Houston Astros\u2019 own electronic sign stealing scandal during their World Series run in 2017 and some parts of the 2018 season.<\/p>\n

The Astros have since been fined $5 million and had a number of draft picks removed<\/a>. The organization also released its manager and general manager after MLB suspended them for not preventing their team\u2019s cheating.<\/p>\n

The Red Sox are unlikely to face as severe a penalty. No whistleblower or video footage of their cheating has emerged, which were present in the Astros\u2019 case. They have denied all wrongdoing. <\/p>\n

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