After Major League Baseball’s cheating scandal involving the 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros, what can we expect to see throughout the league? Nobody knows for sure, says former Baltimore Orioles infielder Bill Ripken.
Ripken, a 12-year veteran and now an analyst for MLB Network, shared his thoughts on how the league should operate in the aftermath of this scandal.
“I’m not mad at Rob Manfred,” Ripken said on Glenn Clark Radio Feb. 20. “When he sent out the directive to all clubs in 2017, he basically said if something like this is going to go on, the manager and general manager are going to wear it.”
And that’s exactly what happened with the Astros. After a $5 million fine and forfeiture of multiple draft picks, general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch were suspended by the league and fired by the team shortly after.
