The Yankees could be the next team in hot water for stealing signs. a New York judge wants a letter from MLB commi sioner Rob Manfred to Yankees’ Chicago Cubs T-Shirts GM Brian Cashman unsealed for public consumption.The letter reportedly contains information that shows the Yankees engaged in amore serious, sign-stealing scheme than the 2017 allegations brought forth by the Red Sox that included New Yorkusingcameras to steal signs.The Yankees want the letter to remain sealed, purporting that the letter could potentially damage the reputation of Kyle Schwarber Jersey the franchise.But there might not be any legal grounds for that.Judge Jed S. Rakoff said the Yankees have until Monday to send a redacted version of the letter, protecting names of those involved.Embarra sment on the part of MLB or the Yankees about the precise contents of the letter is not particularly weighty, Rakoff said, per NJ.com.The letter is considereda piece of evidence in Chicago Cubs Hoodie a lawsuit from DraftKings, the fantasy sports betting outlet, rationalizing the teams that stole signs namely the Red Sox and the Astros are responsible for lostbettors wages in games they cheated. The Yankees would potentially be part of that.The lawsuit, however, was dismi sed in April. DraftKings player Kristopher Olson filed the $5 million cla s-action lawsuit with 100 other bettors to recoup lo ses. In an amended complaint filed in June which was also subsequently dismi sed by Rakoff Addison Russell Jersey the letter was once again put forth by Olson.There is no justification for public disclosure of the letter, Yankees’ lawyer Jonathan Schiller wrote in an email to NJ Advance Media. The plaintiff has no case anymore, and the court held that what MLB wrote in confidence was irrelevant to the courts dismi sal of the plaintiffs case. Under established law, this supports the Yankees right to confidentiality required by the Commi sioner of Baseball.Both the Greg Maddux Jersey Astros and Red Sox suffered punishment for their roles in sign-stealing scandals this offseason, with Astros manager AJ Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow out of jobs. Boston would also fire manager Alex Cora, who was the bench coach for the 2017 Astros team.The Metsfired manager Carlos Beltran for his role in the sign-stealing ordeal with the Astros.
