MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says a choice of words in the wake of the Astros' sign-stealing punishment is one of the biggest mistakes of his tenure.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says one of his biggest mistakes since taking office in January 2015 was referring to the World Series trophy as a"piece of metal" in the wake of the Astros' sign-stealing penalties.When it comes to the Astros' sign-stealing saga and its aftermath, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred does have one big regret.
Was it his non-punishment of any individual players or granting immunity to them to get candid answers out of them? Inthat published Wednesday, Manfred said he wasn't interested in"rehashing past stuff" like the Astros scandal. But there was something in the wake of his punishment of the Houston franchise that still gnaws at Manfred.
It was Manfred's choice of words in the aftermath to the sanctions about why he didn't strip the Astros of their 2017 World Series championship.Manfred said in February 2020Those words generated a fierce backlash from MLB players and fans and two-plus years later, Manfred calls the"piece of metal" reference one of his biggest miscues since becoming commissioner in January 2015.
"The 'piece of metal' thing — the worst," Manfred told Van Natta. "I regret it because it's disrespectful to the game. I also regret it because I was being defensive about something.
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