“Banging” Sounds Emerge From the Ocean as Fans Recall Controversial Astros Scandal Amidst Missing Titanic Row

A search is underway to find the submarine that disappeared while exploring the wreckage of the Titanic. 5 people were aboard the underwater vehicle when it went missing. An international mission was undertaken to find the submarine within the 4 days that the oxygen was going to last. But the most recent update led to an unlikely debate on the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal in Major League Baseball.

In 2020, the Astros were punished for stealing signs during the 2017 and 2018 MLB seasons. A fine of $5 million was levied against the team, the largest in League history. Furthermore, they lost draft compensation as well. But now, as a positive update about the Titanic submarine has been reported, baseball fans are bringing up the Astros’ scandal.

Titanic submarine update leads to intense Houston Astros sign-stealing debate

In the latest report, Barstool Sports shared that banging sounds were picked up on sonar, and could be the submarine. They revealed this update via Twitter. But one fan replied saying that it’s probably just the Astros. Notably, this is a reference to the Houston-based team banging trash cans to steal signs. The reply caused other fans to chime in on the debate as well.

In a Tweet, Barstool Sports said, “There Are Reports That Sonar Has Picked Up “Banging Sounds” That Could Be The Missing Titanic Submarine”.

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In reply, Twitter user Evan Marx said, “It’s probably just the Houston Astros.” 

Several other fans reacted to the mention of the Astros. 

Despite it being 3 years since the punishment was handed out, fans are not over the Astros cheating scandal. With the team winning the 2022 World Series, a lot of those sentiments were brought up once again. Furthermore, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has expressed regret at one aspect of how he handled the situation.

Rob Manfred regrets giving Astros players immunity

In a shocking statement, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has expressed regret at giving Astros players immunity after the sign-stealing scandal. He did this in exchange for their testimony on the incident. But now, a few years later, he regrets that choice.

During a wide-ranging interview with TIME, Manfred said, “I’m not sure that I would have approached it with giving players immunity. Once we gave players immunity, it puts you in a box as to what exactly you were going to do in terms of punishment. I might have gone about the investigative process without that grant of immunity and see where it takes us.” 

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