“Don’t tell me that”. Correa happened to know his old boss’ password from his time with the Cardinals, which Lunhow failed to change significantly after switching teams. The Astros disproved Correa’s accusation and U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes denied Correa’s motion to subpoena documents from the Astros in April, the Houston Chronicle reported. Luhnow had previously worked for the Cardinals.
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After several sentencing delays, a judge gave Christopher Correa a 46-month sentence. After discovering Luhnow’s password-or a password of one of the other Cardinals personnel employees that defected to Houston with Luhnow-in the Cardinals’ database, Correa was able to slightly alter the password and discover a pathway into Houston’s database, known as “Ground Control”.
“We are grateful that the court agreed to our sentencing recommendation as it was based upon our evaluation of the seriousness of the crime and the actions of the defendant”, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson said in a statement.
“The Astros refute Mr. Correa’s statement that our database contained any information that was proprietary to the St. Louis Cardinals”, the team said in a statement in January.
In January 2016, Correa pleaded guilty to “five criminal charges in connection with unauthorized access of the Astros database”. Correa used Luhnow’s password to log into his Astros email account and learn the new password for Ground Control.
Teams across the Major Leagues were forced to tighten their security after Correa wormed his way into the Astro’s internal scouting and analytics site, Ground Control, Hughes said during Correa’s sentencing in Houston. “Obviously this is a very serious offense and the court saw it that way as well”. Their 11 wins include World Series victories in 2006 and 2011. Although he issued an apology, it did not carry much merit for the actions he took place as a Cardinals employee. Correa and Lunhow are devotees of the philosophy. He spent six years at the Orange County Register, and began his career at the Oakland Tribune, where he started an 11-year journey covering Major League Baseball.
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“The Astros were the victim in this case”, Kibbe said. Perez and veteran Chris Gimenez are expected to platoon behind the plate for the American League Central leaders.
