3rd Worst: Cardinals get caught “hacking” into Astros database
In 2015, news broke that the FBI was investigating the St. Louis Cardinals for hacking into the Astros database. This bombshell came as a shock to every single person who heard the news.
The Cardinals have always seemed like the poster child when it came to how to run an organization, small market, owner willing to spend, sellout crowds, amazing development, and a winning formula. Well, it seems that formula might have been compromised in 2015 when the ego of the club seemed to take a blow as the FBI was investigating the Cardinals for essentially cheating.
Until this year with all the sign stealing antics, this was the most recent case of an MLB team cheating or finding a competitive advantage in an illegal way. Well to round out the punishment, the Cardinals had to pay the Astros $2M and lost their two highest draft picks in 2017 (given to the Astros), and the main person responsible for the act, Chris Correa, is banned from the MLB for life. Truly an embarrassing time to be a part of the Front Office of the Cardinals and probably diminished any future relationship with the Astros Organization.