Astros Suspensions Will Count Even If MLB Doesn’t Play 2020 Season
HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 21: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros celebrates with Alex Bregman #2, Marwin Gonzalez #9 and Carlos Correa #1 after defeating the New York Yankees by a score of 4-0 to win Game Seven of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 21, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The Houston Astros advance to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Astros manager AJ Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow were each suspended for one year for the now-infamous 2017 sign-stealing scandal. But what happens to those suspensions with the 2020 MLB season delayed indefinitely?
According to ESPN's Buster Olney, they'll still count as served even if no baseball is played in 2020.
Olney says the suspensions don't specify any number of games and instead end "following the completion of the 2020 World Series", which means a shortened season won't have any effect.
