White Sox’s Middleton calls Twins’ Correa ‘a cheater’ after fanning shortstop

CHICAGO — It has been greater than three years since Major League Baseball issued its report on an digital sign-stealing scheme by the Houston Astros.

Keynan Middleton positively remembers.

The reliever struck out Carlos Correa on a 96.2 mph fastball on Wednesday night time, closing out a 6-4 victory for the Chicago White Sox towards the Minnesota Twins.

Following his first save since 2021, Middleton talked about how a lot he relished that final swing by Correa, who performed for the Astros on the time of the scandal.

“I knew I was going to face Correa, and I don’t like him. So it was kind of cool,” he stated. “I like that. I enjoyed that a lot. … I mean, he’s a cheater.”

Middleton performed within the AL West for his first 5 years within the majors, competing towards Correa and the Astros.

Houston was disciplined by Major League Baseball after it discovered the staff used electronics to steal indicators throughout its run to the 2017 World Series title and once more within the 2018 season.

MLB’s investigation decided Houston used a video feed from a center-field digicam to see and decode the opposing catcher’s indicators throughout dwelling video games. Players banged on a trash can to sign to batters what was coming, believing it might enhance the their odds of getting successful.

Then-manager A.J. Hinch was suspended and fired within the fallout, however no gamers have been punished after Commissioner Rob Manfred granted them immunity as a part of the league’s investigation.