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Originally Posted by pewe

I've wondered about this, too. One thing that occurred to me: receiving and using stolen signs isn't against the rules. And the players weren't the ones doing the illegal sign stealing. I wonder if based on that technicality that they couldn't go after the players... because if they did, MLBPA would file a grievance that would be upheld, which might be an even worse egg on the face of the commissioner/MLB.

Actually, while stealing signs is not illegal, using technology to do so is and has been. In the early 21st Century, MLB even issued a memo to all teams that use of electronic equipment to steal signs was illegal.

But again, I'm not against stealing signs. I think stealing signs is an art and good for any player or team that cracks the code and uses it to their advantage. But the Astros players used technology and should have been appropriately punished.