The Astros Are Still the 20 17 World Series Champions

Pitcher Mike fires alleged that the astros had been sign stealing during their championship season. Majorl baseball opened a full investigation into the accusations. Manager and general manager were suspended and then fired by the team. Team was fined five million dollars, which is not allowed of money for a franchise worth nearly two billion. But would they still be world series champions if they hadn't cheated? Data analists have tried to answer that question,. And several prominent ones have found the advantage the astros got from sign stealing might have been surprisingly small.