New York Yankees: MLB investigation did reveal whistling in ALCS
By Manny Gómez
In the latest wrinkle in the Astros sign-stealing scandal, it seems an MLB investigation did reveal whistling during the ALCS against the New York Yankees.
For the second time in three years, the New York Yankees were eliminated by the Houston Astros in the ALCS. This year, however, was a little different.
You see, before Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich revealed last week that the Astros were involved in a high-tech sign-stealing scandal back in 2017, teams like the Tampa Bay Rays raised a red flag during the 2019 ALDS. According to a piece published on 10/10/2019 by Thomas Lott in the Sporting News, the Rays believed the Astros were using a camera to steal signs during their postseason series.
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Then, in game one of the ALCS, the Yankees were upset because they could hear suspicious whistling coming from the Astros dugout. Namely, Yankees third base coach pointed to Astros coach Alex Cintron, saying, “Tell your f–king hitting coach I’m going to kick his f–king ass,” according to SNY.
This launched an MLB investigation into the accusations the Yankees were laying at the foot of the Astros. However, MLB promptly announced that it found no-wrong doing on behalf of Houston.
Cut to mid-November 2019, and suddenly the Rays’ accusations and Yankee paranoia seem more legitimate than ever before. What’s more, this past weekend, Andy Martino of SNY revealed that MLB did in fact reveal whistling in game one of the ALCS.
The source of the whistling, however, could not be determined.
Next. The Astros Scandal just got a little more interesting. dark
With the abundance of evidence, MLB should have amassed at this point from reputable sources, on social media no less, the Astros are looking at perhaps the harshest penalties a team has faced in decades. At the end of the day, however, they got what they wanted in winning the World Series in 2017. This at the expense of teams like the New York Yankees.