A timeline of the Astros' electronic sign-stealing scandal that culminated with Monday's one-year suspensions and then firings of general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch:

Start of 2017 season: Employees in the Astros’ video replay review room begin using the live feed from the center-field camera to attempt to decode and transmit opponents’ signs. Astros bench coach Alex Cora begins to call the replay room to obtain sign information.

Wood helped the Dodgers win a World Series game at Minute Maid Park in Houston in 2017. In the rest of their home games that postseason, the Astros went 8-0, stealing signs and legacies along the way. Jun 13, 2020 Correa tweeted Saturday, mirroring a tweet sent out by Judge in November after former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers blew the whistle on the Astros’ illegal sign-stealing. Judge’s initial tweet was seen.

Circa June 2017: A group of Astros players, including veteran Carlos Beltran, discuss improving the sign-stealing operation and communicating them directly to batters. The trash-can banging system to communicate pitches begins.

August 2017: The Boston Red Sox are caught transmitting sign information from their replay review room to the dugout via Apple Watches.

Sept. 15, 2017: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announces fines for the Red Sox and New York Yankees (for improperly using the replay room phone) and issues a memorandum reiterating MLB’s rules banning the use of electronic equipment to steal signs. Manfred said Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow did not take steps to make sure his team complied with the rules.

Nov. 1, 2017: Astros win Game 7 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium for their first championship.

A man associated with the Astros named Kyle McLaughlin was caught taking photos of the Indians dugout with his phone in Game 3 of the ALDS and Game 1 of the ALCS. Also in Yahoo's report was the.

2017-18 offseason: Manfred’s office notifies teams that the phone connecting the replay review room and the dugout would be monitored to ensure it wasn’t used for any purpose other than discussing a challenge to a play on the field.

March 2018: MLB’s chief baseball officer Joe Torre issues a memorandum to all teams expanding on the prohibition against using electronic equipment to steal signs.

Before 2018 season: Astros relocate their replay review system to a video room closer to the dugout, similar to other setups in baseball.

During 2018 season: Astros stop using replay review room to decode signs because players found it no longer effective.

2018 postseason: Commissioner’s office issues a revised sign-stealing policy that includes placing individuals retained by Manfred’s office in replay review rooms to ensure no violations occur. This policy is adopted for the 2019 regular season.

Oct. 17, 2018: MLB says the Astros were making sure other teams weren’t violating rules by using a credentialed team employee to monitor opposing dugouts in Cleveland and Boston during the playoffs.

Nov. 12, 2019: In a report by The Athletic, former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers alleges the team engaged in illegal sign-stealing during their 2017 championship season.

Nov. 18, 2019: The Houston Chronicle reports MLB instructed video monitors working in Minute Maid Park to listen form banging sounds emanating from the Astros’ dugout.

Dec. 11, 2019: At MLB’s Winter Meetings, Manfred tells reporters his office has interviewed more than 60 witnesses and has tens of thousands of emails and instant messages to pore over.

Jan. 13, 2020: MLB announces one-year suspensions for Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch, strips first- and second-round draft picks for the 2020-21 drafts and fines the franchise $5 million. Owner Jim Crane summarily fires Luhnow and Hinch.

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The impact of the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal is reverberating throughout Major League Baseball. There has been immediate impact -- three managers lost their jobs in a week, along with the Astros' general manager. And through all of the revelations, both the Astros themselves and players throughout the game have had something to say about the Astros' conspiracy to steal signs electronically and relay that information in real time to their players at the plate in 2017.

Never forget

'I'm not going to let them forget the fact that they are hypocrites, they are cheaters, they've stolen from a lot of other people and the game itself.' -- Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer

'One of the worst things that could happen is that we get through spring and it's just forgotten about, or that you get pegged for the first two games and it's just forgotten about. It needs to be reiterated.' -- Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling

'It's just like ripping open a scab. It rehashes some things, and you go back, think what if, what happened. And that's just going to drive us crazy if we continue to do that.' -- Justin Turner, Los Angeles Dodgers infielder, on the revelations about the Astros' methods.

'It's a fair question. I think everyone is going to have to draw their own conclusions. I hope over time, and the demonstration of the talent of this team and the players and the careers that are being had -- we have some of the best players in the entire sport all together on the same team -- I hope over time, it's proven that it wasn't.' -- Former Astros manager AJ Hinch, on whether the Astros' 2017 title is tainted by initial revelations about their sign stealing.

'When you analyze the games, we won fair and square. We earned that championship.' -- Astros shortstop Carlos Correa

'In the Olympics, if players cheat they can't have a gold medal. But they still have a World Series title.' -- Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish

'It's sad for baseball. It's tough. They cheated. I don't agree with the punishments, the players not getting anything. .. I lost some respect for some guys.' -- Angels outfielder Mike Trout

'It's anger. I feel like every single guy over there needs a beating. It's wrong. They're messing with people's careers.' -- Braves outfielder Nick Markakis on his reaction to the Astros' scandal and the ensuing response

Blowing the whistle

'I'm glad we're at this point right now, and obviously Mike [Fiers] had a lot to do with that. .. It's supposed to be an equal playing field, and it wasn't.' -- Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin

'I think that leaving Houston and going to a different team, I think you have to at least say, 'Hey, they do some things, you might have to switch your signs up or you might need to do something,' For [Mike] Fiers, it's a tough situation to be in because you have teammates in Houston, but you also have new teammates. It's a sticky situation.' -- Tony Kemp, former Astro and new Athletic

The Astros apologize, sort of

'While the evidence consistently showed I didn't endorse or participate in the sign-stealing practices, I failed to stop them and I am deeply sorry.' -- Hinch, immediately after his suspension and firing in January.

'No one put a gun to our head. It would be a lie to say that one or two people are responsible. We are all responsible.' -- Astros infielder Yuli Gurriel

'We are ALL responsible. Carlos [Beltran] and Alex [Cora] were great to us.' -- Astros outfielder George Springer, on stories suggesting the veteran DH and coach were responsible for the sign-stealing initiative.

'No one put us up to this. We did it. All of us, not one person made us do anything.' -- Astros infielder Alex Bregman

'He would say, 'I don't want this. I can't hit like this. Don't you do that to me.' [Jose Altuve] played the game clean.' -- Correa on his teammate.

'Our opinion is that this didn't impact the game.' -- Jim Crane, Astros owner

'It was definitely an advantage.' -- Correa

'No, I don't think I should be held accountable.' -- Crane

Apology not accepted

'I thought the apologies were whatever. I thought Jim Crane's was weak. I thought Manfred's punishment was weak, giving 'em immunity. I mean, these guys were cheating for three years. I think what people don't realize is Altuve stole an MVP from [Aaron] Judge in '17. Everyone knows they stole the ring from us.' -- Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger

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'There's no sincerity. There's no genuineness when it comes to it. I know that if I messed up big in that way, I'd be the first one to let you know just how big of a mess-up it was. It's hard to believe. It really is. It's sad.' -- Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, on the Astros' belated attempt to apologize.

'They mocked everything about everyone who said they were doing something under the table or illegal or whatever. Cheating is one thing -- it's not OK -- but at least if you cheat and you come out and you get caught and you're like, 'Look, I did this and it wasn't right. This is why I did it. I'm not going to do it again, I learned my lesson.' .. Whatever, you can be contrite about it, speak honestly about it, but even now, we don't even have a freakin' apology that means anything from any of them.' -- Bauer

/icon-game-cheats-pack-2.html. 'That's just wild. I don't know if he meant to say that or not, but that's obviously not true.' -- Bellinger, in response to Crane saying the Astros' sign stealing 'didn't impact the game.'

'I'm pretty sure it was going in in 2018 and 2019, too. If they didn't get caught, they'd still be doing it. And they're only doing this apology because they got caught. Everyone around the league is upset and rightfully so, because it's really a disgrace to the game.' -- Bryant

Were the Astros also cheating in 2018? 2019?

'I don't know what human hits a walk-off home run against Aroldis Chapman to send your team to the World Series and one, has the the thought to say 'don't rip my jersey off,' but two, go in the tunnel, change your shirt, and then go out and do your interview. Like that -- that makes no sense to me.' -- Bellinger, on Altuve's reaction and actions after hitting the game-winning home run in Game 6 of the 2019 American League Championship Series.

'Altuve has played the game clean. Always. Always. He earned that MVP. He hit that home run off Chapman, fair and square.' -- Correa

'We got investigated for three months. The commissioner's office did as thorough of an investigation as anyone could imagine was possible.' Hinch, on being asked a yes-or-no question about whether the team was using buzzers or other signals in the 2019 postseason.

'When [Bellinger] talks about that we cheated for three years, he either doesn't know how to read, is really bad at reading comprehension or is just not informed at all. The commissioner's report clearly says that all those activities were conducted in 2017. 2018 nothing happened. 2019 nothing happened. It was just talented players, playing the game of baseball with passion and winning ballgames.' -- Correa

Retaliation?

'I think players will deal with it the way it should be across the league. I don't think it's going to be a comfortable few ABs for a lot of those boys, and it shouldn't be. They shouldn't be comfortable.' -- Pitcher Mike Clevinger, Cleveland Indians

How Were The Astros Cheating

'Somebody will take it into their own hands, and they'll get suspended more games than any of those guys got for the biggest cheating scandal in 100 years. It'll be pretty ironic when that happens, because I'm sure that's how it'll end up playing out.' -- Dodgers left-hander Alex Wood -- who started Game 4 of the 2017 World Series against them, on pitchers retaliating against the Astros by throwing at them.

'I'm depending on the league to try to put a stop to this seemingly premeditated retaliation that I'm hearing about. .. I'm just hoping that the league puts a stop to this before somebody gets hurt.' -- New Astros manager Dusty Baker

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'The game has changed. I think the commissioner has made it very clear in the past few seasons that throwing a baseball at somebody isn't an appropriate form of retaliation in the game anymore. The problem is knowing if it's on purpose or not. But I guess when you come out and say I'm going to do it on purpose, you know.' -- Justin Verlander, Astros pitcher