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:
This was on Jeopardy tonight @astros 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/iwVYDShQME
— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) November 13, 2019
Jeopardy has a secret camera set up in the Astros dugout. https://t.co/mQo3ZUoIke
— | â„¢ | (@tmars7) November 13, 2019
Very timely clue on @Jeopardy today. #Astros pic.twitter.com/vPtAKVCBTu
— Daniel (@Danlavoy) November 13, 2019
So now even Jeopardy is trolling the @astros pic.twitter.com/PgvK3jNsWw
— Sweeney (@Sweeney75) November 13, 2019
Don’t sleep on Jeopardy knowing the Astros Sign Stealing would come out today and had that as a jeopardy answer
— Nick Farrington (@iamnickfar) November 13, 2019
No joke I think jeopardy knew before anyone else that the Astros were stealing signs pic.twitter.com/zzBOZuiil1
— Real Deal Jeff Mcneil (@peejaybasel) November 13, 2019
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