Sports world reacts to Astros firing A.J. Hinch, Jeff Luhnow

By Vincent Frank

·Updated: January 13, 2020

Boy, that escalated quickly. About an hour after MLB handed down stiff discipline directed at the Houston Astros for stealing signs, the team has made two shocking moves.

Houston announced that it has fired manager A.J. Hinch and general manger Jeff Luhnow, after both were suspended a year by Major League Baseball.

This comes after a long investigation that concluded the Astros stole signs during their championship season of 2017.

While others were calling for a stiffer punishment, the two losing their jobs qualifies as a pretty big story.

Needless to say, the sports world had its reactions to Monday’s monumental news.

AJ Hinch: well Jeff, at least we’ll be back next yea-

Jim Crane: https://t.co/uuJw96RGbb
— Thomas Cavanagh (@YouFoundTJ) January 13, 2020

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The Astros have now fired Hinch and Luhnow.

Including playoffs, Houston has won 336 games since 2017, the most over a 3-season span in MLB history (h/t @EliasSports). Their 3-year streak of winning at least 100 games is tied for the longest in MLB history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 13, 2020

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Suggested, further punishment for #Astros: They can only select managerial replacements for AJ Hinch from a pool that includes Jack McKeon, Phil Regan and Wally Backman.
— Kenny Herzog (@KennyHerzog) January 13, 2020

Jim Crane to A.J. Hinch and Jeff Luhnow #Astros pic.twitter.com/1WHlQoLyHw
— Kevin Gray Jr. (@KevinGraySports) January 13, 2020

Now that Astros have fired both Hinch and Luhnow, #Red Sox are backed into a corner waiting to hear on Cora’s penalty.

Punishments are getting worse by the minute.
— David Lennon (@DPLennon) January 13, 2020

Did anyone out there every think that A.J. Hinch would be fired before Bill O'Brien?
— Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) January 13, 2020

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