Cardinals fire scouting director as drama thickens in MLB hacking scandal

Chris Correa, the St. Louis Cardinals’ scouting director, has been fired by the club, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has learned.

The team isn’t officially naming Correa a culprit in its ongoing hacking scandal, but the Post-Dispatch has sources saying Correa breached a Houston Astros database. 

From The Post-Dispatch’s Robert Patrick and Derrick Goold:

Correa has admitted hacking into a Houston Astros database but said it was only to verify that the Astros had stolen proprietary data, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.

Correa did not leak any Astros data, and is not responsible for additional hacks that the FBI has alleged occurred or leaking any data, said the source.

Again, none of this is officially coming from the Cardinals, who cited the ongoing F.B.I. investigation. No one from the club, nor its lawyers nor Correa commented on the story.

This post will be updated.

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