Cite this page: Manfred Astros sign-stealing decision (Jan 13, 2020)

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Primary citation: Statement of the Commissioner, In re Houston Astros, Decision dated January 13, 2020 (Manfred, Commissioner).

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Chicago (notes-bibliography)

Robert D. Manfred, Jr., Houston Astros, Jeff Luhnow, A.J. Hinch, Alex Cora, Brandon Taubman, Jim Crane, and Bryan Seeley and Moira Weinberg, MLB Department of Investigations. 2020. "Statement of the Commissioner — In re Houston Astros (Decision of January 13, 2020 disciplining the Houston Astros for sign-stealing violations during the 2017 and 2018 seasons)." Major League Baseball, Office of the Commissioner. https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/cglrhmlrwwbkacty27l7.pdf (accessed 2026-05-18).

BibTeX

@misc{2020-01-13_decision_manfred-astros-sign-stealing,
  title = {Statement of the Commissioner — In re Houston Astros (Decision of January 13, 2020 disciplining the Houston Astros for sign-stealing violations during the 2017 and 2018 seasons)},
  year = {2020},
  author = {Robert D. Manfred, Jr., Houston Astros, Jeff Luhnow, A.J. Hinch, Alex Cora, Brandon Taubman, Jim Crane, and Bryan Seeley and Moira Weinberg, MLB Department of Investigations},
  url = {https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/cglrhmlrwwbkacty27l7.pdf},
  urldate = {2026-05-18},
  note = {SHA256: de0d397db5316f550a7e010caba10e03d3dd6b86f21ece3c15b4a46ceb694185}
}

Archive citation

Baseball Documents Archive, "Manfred Astros sign-stealing decision (Jan 13, 2020)", slug 2020-01-13_decision_manfred-astros-sign-stealing, SHA256 de0d397db531…, retrieved 2026-05-18.

Cite this archived version

Statement of the Commissioner, In re Houston Astros, Decision dated January 13, 2020 (Manfred, Commissioner).. Baseball Documents Archive, slug 2020-01-13_decision_manfred-astros-sign-stealing, SHA256 de0d397db531…. retrieved 2026-05-18; from https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/cglrhmlrwwbkacty27l7.pdf.

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