MLB fines Cardinals $2M for computer hack

Major League Baseball yesterday took action against the St. Louis Cardinals after a former employee hacked the Houston Astros’ computer system.

The league ordered the Cardinals to pay $2 million and turn over two 2017 draft selections to the Astros. Chris Correa, the employee who committed the offense and was fired by the Cardinals in July 2015 for it, also was banned from the league.

In July, Correa was sentenced to 46 months in jail for hacking into the Astros’ computer system to gain access to proprietary information.

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