Houston Astros cleared of wrongdoing in 2020: "MLB explored wearable devices during the investigation but found no evidence to substantiate it" 

In 2020, Major League Baseball investigated claims that Houston Astros players donned buzzers underneath their uniforms throughout the 2019 postseason.

In its report, the league confirmed that there was no evidence that the Astros cheated.

"MLB explored wearable devices during the investigation but found no evidence to substantiate it.”

Speculation was fueled when a Twitter account made claims that Astros players Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman were alerted to incoming pitches by buzzers.

World Series - Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies - Game 4.

In a 2020 field interview with FOX, Altuve denied the allegations:

“When you said you don’t believe that I didn’t have a buzzer, you don’t believe what MLB investigated.

“Nobody on this team had a buzzer. I don’t know what else to say about that. MLB did their investigation and they didn’t find anything. They found what they found in 2017. They did a really good investigation on the buzzer and they didn’t find anything.”

The MLB inquiry report also looked at incidents from the 2017, 2018 and 2019 seasons, where personnel in Houston's video room used the game feed from the center field camera to decipher and relay opposing teams' signs to Astros baserunners on second base.

"The Astros cheating scandal now includes allegations that players were wearing electronic buzzers to tip them to pitches. The MLB says they did not find evidence of the devices in their investigation, but internet detectives aren't entirely convinced." – Twitter Moments

First- and second-round draft picks for 2020 and 2021 were jointly lost by the Astros. The team was also given a maximum penalty of $5 million.

Many Houston Astros players still bear the brunt in MLB games

Ever since the scandal came to light, the Houston Astros have been subjected to fierce boos wherever they go, particularly at Yankee Stadium and Dodger Stadium.

In 2020, while commentating on a Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees spring training game, Alex Rodriguez lambasted the Houston Astros players' lack of discipline after it came to light that the Astros had been employing a camera to record throwing signs during their season.

He stated:

"I think the one thing that has really upset the fans is that you cheat, you win a championship, there's no suspension and then there's no remorse. The last thing is probably the worst one because people want to see remorse, they want a real, authentic apology and they have not received that thus far.

"I served the longest suspension in MLB history. It cost me well over $35M. And you know what? I deserved that. As a result, I came back and I owned it... I wanted my next move to be contrite but I also wanted to go out and play good baseball and change my narrative."