Carlos Beltran Excited In His Public Reappearance

With a strong show of emotions, the former Major League player, the Puerto Rican Carlos Beltrán, reappeared in public on Tuesday night when he participated in one of the virtual seminars that the Puerto Rican leader Edwin Rodríguez has organized for three weeks through his Webpage.  (Translated)

Primera Hora

Alex Cora Reappears With His Head Held High

In his own way and in his time, the former Puerto Rican leader of the Major Leagues, Alex Cora, reappeared publicly on Tuesday to participate in the series of 'webinars' or virtual workshops that Edwin Rodríguez, the first Puerto Rican to lead in the big leagues.  (Translated)

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Alex Cora Issues Statement

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Carlos Beltran Happy With Favorable Result For Alex Cora

The former Puerto Rican baseball player Carlos Beltrán, who in January made the decision to leave the position of manager of the New York Mets that had been entrusted to him months earlier when he was identified by the baseball commissioner as one of those responsible along with also coach Alex Cora of allegedly mounting a signal theft system on the Houston Astros in 2017, he was very happy later today that Cora was found without fail on the same suspicion during his job in command of the Boston Red Sox in 2018.  (Translated)

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MLB Suspends Red Sox Replay Operator, Docks Draft Pick; Alex Cora Suspended For Conduct With Astros

Major League Baseball on Wednesday suspended Boston Red Sox video replay system operator J.T. Watkins without pay through the 2020 postseason and stripped the team of its second-round draft pick this year after completing an investigation into allegations that the Red Sox stole signs during the 2018 season.

ESPN

Joe Kelly Laughs At MLB Investigation

Several players in the investigated 2018 edition of the Boston Red Sox have criticized MLB, one of those being the right that now belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Joe Kelly.  (Translated)

Primera Hora

Baseball's Latest Trial Balloon Looks Better Than Arizona-Only Idea

Here's something to daydream about: What if the Cardinals and the Cubs met in the World Series?

BenFred

AJ Hinch, Jeff Luhnow Suspensions Fulfilled In 2020 Even If MLB Season Canceled

Former Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and ex-Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow will fulfill their one-season suspensions for the team's sign-stealing scandal even if no baseball is played in 2020, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney on Thursday.

ESPN

Zack Greinke 'Just Found Out' He Could Report Later

When we last saw Zack Greinke, he was walking off the mound at Minute Maid Park to a standing ovation after pitching a gem in Game 7 of the World Series -- a game the Astros eventually lost to the Nationals. Little has gone right for the Astros since.

Houston Official Site

Tony LaRussa Defends Mark McGwire & Steroids Legacy, Laments His Own Personal Life, In TV Interview

Tony La Russa never was one to back down, as the manager of the Cardinals or two other big-league teams, and still is swinging away in his post-managerial life about a variety of topics in baseball and his sometimes rough private life.

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Same Expectations, Same Faces As Cardinals Fully Open Spring Training

With the Cardinals’ possible opening-day lineup in the field Tuesday morning for the first fly-ball drill of the first full-squad workout of spring, coach Stubby Clapp slipped a ball into the pitching machine and —fwoop! — sent it high and carrying toward the outfield. As they will be throughout the Cardinals’ search for more offense and a cleanup hitter, all eyes turned to left field.

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Down The Road From Discgraced Astros In Florida, Cardinals Exude Integrity

The Cardinals, yes, were the franchise of Chris Correa, the rogue team executive who hacked into the Houston Astros’ computer system. That happened.

Hochman

Nolan Gorman, Matthew Liberatore Have Friendly BP Duel; Miles Mikolas Update Expected In The Next Two Days; Worth Noting

For the first time in around two years, Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore dueled against each other, with Liberatore on the mound and Gorman at the plate.
St. Louis Official Site

Several inches taller than Nolan Gorman remembers him and sporting several inches more break on his slider, Matthew Liberatore faced hitters for the first time as a Cardinal on Tuesday and awaiting him was a familiar, friendly face, swinging with gusto.
Birdland

Mike Shildt: Astros' Penallties A 'Healthy Purge' Amid 'Understandable Murkiness'

St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt described technology’s rapid encroachment on baseball in recent years as ethically murky, expressing his satisfaction in Commissioner Rob Manfred’s intention to cut down the use of in-game video.

Fox Sports Midwest

Jack Flaherty Blasts Rob Manfred For Handling Of Sign Stealing Scandal

Like baseball fans across the country, Jack Flaherty is frustrated. He wants information, and he can’t even get what needs on television.

Belleville News Democrat

Derrick Goold On Scoops With Danny Mac 2-17-2020

Kolten Wong extension, Mikolas' treatment plan, @Cardinals player opinions on Astros, Beltran HoF potential and more with @dgoold. Presented by @TheHomeLoanEx @SchnuckMarkets @LouFuszNetwork @Hotshots_Bar @LordosDiamonds https://t.co/v9VCIwuHAS

— Dan McLaughlin (@DannyMacTV) February 17, 2020

John Mozeliak On Scoops With Danny Mac 2-17-2020

Mondays w/ Mo begins today for 2020 season. @Cardinals Pres. of Baseball Ops. talks about Yadi extension, Astros scandal, left-field, Matt Carp & more. The closer? The left-fielder? Presented by @TheHomeLoanEx @SchnuckMarkets @LouFuszNetwork @Hotshots_Bar https://t.co/BwbtDZIQNQ

— Dan McLaughlin (@DannyMacTV) February 17, 2020

Video: Kolten Wong & Matt Carpenter On Sign Stealing 2-15-2020

"I would much rather play against someone who's taking steroids than someone who knows what's coming." @Cardinals veterans Kolten Wong and Matt Carpenter share their thoughts on the Astros cheating scandal. @KMOV #STLCards pic.twitter.com/JXuSoQQEb4

— Brooke Grimsley (@BrookeGrimsley) February 15, 2020

Brian Cashman Talks About Carlos Beltran He Knows

The Yankees had an inside source last year to the Astros’ illegal sign-stealing program.

NY Post

Evan After Lackluster Apologies, Astros' Success Still Reeks, Raises Questions; Kolten Wong Open To Extension Talks; Extra Bases

While the active players who participated in and benefited from Houston’s illegal sign-stealing caper have escaped punishment, they have yet to face their peers on the field, and Thursday’s haphazard apologies did not add perfume to the sense that a World Series title and the Astros’ accomplishments still reek to other players.

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