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In this Oct. 24, 2017, file pho-
to, then-Houston Astros' Car-
los Beltran waits in the dug-
out during the sixth inning of
Game 1 of baseball's World
Series against the Los Angeles
Dodgers, in Los Angeles.
Associated Press

New Mets

manager

Beltrán

out amid Magic snap Lakers' 9-game

sign-stealing winning streak in 119-118 thriller

scandal Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon goes

up for a dunk as Los Angeles Lakers guard
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer Avery Bradley, left, and center JaVale Mc-
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Gee defend during the second half of an NBA
Beltrán is out as manager basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020,
of the New York Mets be- in Los Angeles. The Magic won 119-118.
fore a single game, the lat-
est fallout from the Houston Associated Press
Astros' sign-stealing scan- Page 19
dal that has rocked Ma-
jor League Baseball. The
Mets announced the de-
cision Thursday in a news
release, saying Beltrán and
the team "agreed to mutu-
ally part ways." The move
came two days after Bos-
ton cut ties with manager
Alex Cora, who was Hous-
ton's bench coach in 2017
when Beltrán played for
the Astros. A day before
that, manager AJ Hinch
and general manager Jeff
Luhnow were fired by Hous-
ton soon after they were
suspended for the 2020
season by Commissioner
Rob Manfred for their roles
in the cheating scheme.

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