MLB即將對太空人紀律作出決定 - 美國職棒

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Sources: MLB near decision on discipline for Astros

Jeff Passan
ESPN

Major League Baseball's investigation into the Houston Astros' illegal

use of technology is in its final stages and members of the organization

expect commissioner Rob Manfred to decide on the severity of discipline

within the next two weeks, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.

簡略翻譯：

知情人士說：對太空人使用違規技術的調查已經到最後階段，Rob Manfred將在

未來兩週內決定懲處程度。



With witnesses admitting that the Astros used a system to relay pitch types

to batters before they were thrown, according to sources, MLB's coming

decisions are twofold: whom to discipline and how harshly to do so.

MLB 將決定對誰懲處以及懲處程度



The targets for discipline will be employees of the team, including the

front office and on-field coaching personnel, but will not include the

players involved in the scheme, according to three players who have been

interviewed. Those who could face discipline include Astros general manager

Jeff Luhnow, Astros manager AJ Hinch and other front-office members, sources

said. The team also could face a record fine.

根據受訪的三名球員說：懲處的目標包含制服組和現場指導人員，但不包含球員，

那些可能受罰的對象是Jeff Luhnow、AJ Hinch跟其他制服組，球隊也可能面臨破

紀錄的罰款。



An MLB spokesman declined to comment.

MLB發言人拒絕評論。



The existence of a memo from Manfred on Sept. 15, 2017, explicitly stating he

would punish teams that run afoul of rules outlining the use of technology,

offers him a wide berth in discipline.

2017年9月15日的一份備忘錄提供了Manfred懲處的依據



Past penalties for rules violations have included suspensions and even a

lifetime ban, which former Atlanta Braves GM John Coppolella received for

bundling signing bonuses with Latin American prospects and former St. Louis

Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa received after he admitted to

accessing the Astros' proprietary database and stealing information.

過去違反其他規則受的處罰



Cheating with technology remains among the most serious issues in baseball

heading into the 2020 season, and an Athletic report Tuesday that accused

the 2018 Boston Red Sox of using their video-replay room to decode sign

sequences, relay them to runners on second base and allow the runners to

feed coming pitches to hitters underscores the problem's pervasiveness.

Alex Cora, the Red Sox's manager, was the bench coach for the 2017 Astros

and could be facing discipline because he was part of that staff, according

to sources.

Athletic報導2018紅襪有利用錄影重播室來破解投捕暗號，並讓位於二壘的跑者提供

資訊給打者，Alex Cora在2017是太空人板凳教練，可能因此會受到懲罰。



Multiple executives see the Astros' coming discipline as a litmus test for

MLB: The stronger the penalties, the likelier they will be to deter teams

from using technology to cheat. Two Astros officials said they expect the

league to issue a transparent statement upon the announcement of the

discipline, outlining how the team cheated, how the league went about

gathering information and how Manfred arrived at the penalties.

對太空人的裁罰將成為試金石，越嚴格越能嚇阻作弊行為，兩名太空人官員希望聯盟

公布裁罰後聯盟能說明球隊是如何作弊、聯盟是如何收集資訊以及哪些被Manfred認為

達到處罰地步。





感想：紅襪的嚴重性目前還比不上太空人，破解暗號是用到了科技，但如何偷投捕現

在的暗號還是得靠2 壘有人。


另外最後一段，太空人這是希望研究哪些行為會被罰，希望像方唐鏡一樣在踩線邊緣

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