2017 World Series Game Used Locker Room Plate Astros vs Dodgers Game 3 10/27 MLB

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2017 World Series Game Used Locker Room Plate Astros vs Dodgers Game 3 10/27 MLB
2017 World Series Locker Room Plate
Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros
HUGE 6" by 6", Full Color on Heavy Duty Plastic
*** MLB Authenticated JB 906404 ***
Up for bid is a locker plate used during the 2017 World Series at Minute Maid Park.  This was authenticated after Game 3 on October 27, 2017.  This was the Houston Astros First World Series win at home in team history. The locker plate measures 6" by 6" and was used in the locker room in the place of the spot about the locker where the player's number usually is.  See photo showing where these would have been used in the Astros and visiting team locker rooms.
For the World Series, each player's number was on the actual name plate instead of a separate 6" by 6" piece. The plate includes official 2017 World Series logo .The plate is in great condition and only shows minor wear on the edges from being slid in the locker holder.
This was
originally
purchased directly from the Houston Astros and Astros Authentics program.  The plate is authenticated by Major League Baseball.
2017 Houston Astros Sign Stealing Scandal
"The Houston Astros sign stealing scandal resulted from a series of rule-breaking actions by the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball, whereby members of the Astros used technological aids to steal signs of opposing teams during the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
For years, some individuals on other teams had suspected the Astros of stealing signs, but there was no public reporting on the subject until November 2019, when reporters Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich at The Athletic published an article detailing the team's activities. Mike Fiers, a pitcher who played for the Astros in 2017, told The Athletic that the organization used a video camera in the center field seats to film the opposing catcher's signals to the pitcher regarding the next pitch. Astros players or team staffers watching the live camera feed behind the dugout used various audio cues, such as that of banging on a trash can, to signal to the batter what type of pitch was coming next. MLB opened an investigation into the allegations and confirmed in January 2020 that the Astros illegally used a camera system to steal signs during the 2017 regular season and postseason, during which they won the World Series, as well as in part of the 2018 season. MLB found no evidence of illicit sign stealing in the 2019 season, in which the Astros advanced to the World Series, but lost in seven games to the Washington Nationals.
As a result, Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and field manager A. J. Hinch were suspended for the entire 2020 season for failing to prevent the rules violations. The Astros were fined the maximum allowable million and forfeited their first- and second-round picks in the 2020 and 2021 drafts. No players were punished because they had been given immunity by MLB in exchange for their cooperation.[1] The Astros subsequently fired both Luhnow and Hinch on the day their suspensions were announced.[2] MLB's investigation also determined that Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora helped mastermind the Astros' sign stealing while serving as Hinch's bench coach in 2017; Boston and Cora mutually parted ways the following day and MLB suspended him through the 2020 postseason, although the Red Sox rehired Cora after his suspension ended. Carlos Beltrán was the only Astros player from 2017 who was specifically named in the report; he had been hired to manage the New York Mets in November 2019 but parted ways with the team after the results of MLB's investigation were announced."
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