Rob Manfred Will Not Be Stripping Red Sox Of World Series Title

BOSTON — Politicians in Los Angeles really want MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to strip the Astros and Red Sox of the last two World Series trophies and hand them over to the Dodgers. That has always had a zero percent chance of happening, but now Manfred has essentially gunned down L.A.’s request at the plate.

MLB’s investigation into the 2017 Astros revealed an elaborate sign-stealing scheme, which ended up costing Houston their manager and GM, $5 million and four high-round draft picks over the next two years. Boston manager Alex Cora was the ringleader of the scheme, with help of then-player Carlos Beltran, and both of them are now out of a job as well. The 2018 Red Sox are also currently under investigation to see if Cora brought his sign-stealing ways to Boston.

Since those last two World Series wins both came at the expense of the Dodgers, the L.A. city council voted on Tuesday to move forward with their request to ask Major League Baseball to strip Houston and Boston of their World Series crowns.

The council members acknowledge that the vote was purely symbolic, so if you’re laughing at the notion, you are not alone. And Manfred himself threw a giant jug of cold Gatorade on the idea of stripping the last two World Series champs and just handing the trophy over to the Dodgers.

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