MLB suspends Astros GM and manager one year, fines team $5 million in sign-stealing scandal

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15. On field signs are part of the game. What if a runner on second base figured out the signs??

and signaled them to the batter. Would that be "cheating" too? What if the 3rd base coach figured out a sign and signaled it to his base runner?

I would understand if they bugged the other teams locker room or were stealing their playbook from the dugout, but signs being used on the field are part of game strategy as much as curve balls are.

It should be up to the teams to do their own due diligence in assuming people are figuring out their signals and taking steps to constantly be changing them to outsmart their opponents.