The Houston Astros have come under fire for accusations of sign stealing using electronic equipment in 2017 season, a year in which they won the World Series.
Specifically, per The Athletic, former pitcher Mike Fiers and others said the franchise used a camera in the outfield to see opposing catcher signals and relayed them with loud noises to the hitter.
That report broke on Tuesday, and funny enough, there was a question about sign-stealing asked on that day’s episode of Jeopardy! in which Las Vegas sports gambler James Holzhauer played.
It’s a total coincidence, of course, since episodes are filmed months prior:
