Astros Fire AJ Hinch & Jeff Luhnow After MLB Levies Punishment For Roles In Sign-Stealing

NEW YORK -- The Houston Astros fired manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow after Major League Baseball levied a one-year suspension on both men for their roles in the sign-stealing scandal, team owner Jim Crane announced Monday.

Major League Baseball suspended Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow for one year as part of penalties for sign-stealing during the 2017 season in which they won the World Series, according to multiple reports.