Astros' Jose Altuve denies wearing electronic devices during games, MLB concurs

Just days ago, MLB released ir report on Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal from 2017. Astros were reportedly fined $5 million by league. Subsequently, Astros officials  A.J. Hinch, Jeff Luhw, Brandon Taubman were all handed a one-year suspension and were also fired by Astros. On Thursday night (Friday IST) ar casualty of scandal saw Carlos Beltran part ways with New York Mets. w fans have apparently targetted several Astros players like Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman, claiming y wore electronic devices to help m with pitch . 

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Social media unearths Jose Altuve's cheating videos

Several users posted videos on Twitter claiming Astros players particularly Jose Altuve wore a wired device under his shirt that helped him to recognise pitch . However, Altuve unequivocally denied those allegations. MLB insider Joel Sherman reported that Altuve's nt Scott Barnes stated his client Jose Altuve never wore an electronic device during any of his games.

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As it appears, MLB seems to agree with Jose Altuve after it was reported that MLB did t find any conclusive evidence that Astros players were wearing any device. Hence, as of w, player will be charged by league.

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