"Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly didn't mince words when asked how he responded to news of the Houston Astros cheating scandal coming to light. Speaking with The BSBLR Show, Kelly explained that players were already well aware that the Astros were stealing signs and transmitting that information to batters via banging on trash cans. "I said, 'Duh," he told host Drew Richard. "There's no way these average players are f-ing barreling me, you know what I mean?" Former Astro - and, briefly, Dodger - Jake Marisnick also caught a stray as Kelly made his point."
"In that interview, Kelly explained that the Astros' scheme was something of an open secret in baseball. He added, though, that while players knew, members of the media seemed to be in the dark for years. "There were already rumors," he said. "Players knew they were cheating. You guys didn't know." When the sports world became aware of the sign-stealing in 2020, Dodgers stars publicly discussed how they felt cheated out of the 2017 World Series, which the Astros won over the Dodgers in seven games."
Players were aware that the Astros were stealing signs and transmitting them to batters via banging on trash cans. Media outlets remained largely unaware of the scope of the scheme for years. Opposing players felt cheated, particularly after the Astros' 2017 World Series win over the Dodgers, and that resentment surfaced publicly in 2020. Opponents translated frustration into on-field actions, including verbal taunts, gestures such as a pouting-face directed at Carlos Correa, and a benches-clearing incident. The allegations intensified scrutiny of Houston's 2017 title and underscored tensions between teams that believed competitive integrity had been compromised.
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