Question
A prophetic Sports Illustrated cover from 2014 accurately predicted that after tanking for several years, this team would win the 2017 World Series. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this team, whose win became controversial after the exposure of their sign-stealing program which involved banging on trash cans to indicate what pitch was coming.
ANSWER: Houston Astros [accept either underlined answer]
[10h] The SI cover featured this 2017 World Series MVP, who tied a record by hitting 5 home runs in the series. He signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2021.
ANSWER: George Springer [or George Chelston Springer III]
[10m] The scandal resulted in a year-long suspension for this Red Sox manager, who was the Astros bench coach in 2017 and won the World Series with the Red Sox the following season.
ANSWER: Alex Cora [or Jose Alexander Cora]
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Summary
| 2023 BHSU @ Berkeley | 03/18/2023 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Maryland | 03/11/2023 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Northwestern | 02/25/2023 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 2023 BHSU Online | 04/15/2023 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Sheffield | 04/15/2023 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Waterloo | 04/15/2023 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
Data
| Oxford Hornets | Broken Imperial Nomads | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Magisters Ludi | Buzzers Karamazov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |