On Monday, Major League Baseball and commi sioner Rob Manfred for the stemming from the club's alleged sign-stealing scheme. It was revealed in November that the team devised a system to illegally steal signs throughout its 2017 World Series championship season. Here is a recap of the discipline:Manager A.J. Hinch suspended for one year. .GM Jeff Luhnow suspended for one year. .Former a sistant GM Brandon Taubman suspended one year.Astros forfeit their first- and second- round draft picks the next two years.Astros fined $5 Gerrit Cole Jersey million, the maximum allowed under 's constitution. Manfred released a nine-page report detailing MLB's investigation and explaining how he arrived at the discipline. "I believe transparency with our fans and our clubs regarding what occurred is extremely important, and this report is my attempt to achieve that objective," he wrote.Here are 10 key items detailed in Manfred's report, which also . 1. The Astros fully cooperatedThe investigation covered the 2016-19 seasons and included interviews with 68 witne ses, 23 of whom are current or former Astros players. Some were interviewed multiple times. MLB also reviewed email and phone records, including text me sages, and video clips. Manfred says the Astros fully cooperated with the investigation and provided "all requested electronic communications and making all requested employees available for interviews."2. Crane was unaware of Gary Sanchez Jersey sign-stealing schemeIn the very first paragraph of Manfred's report, he states the investigation revealed no evidence Astros owner Jim Crane had any knowledge of the club's illegal sign-stealing efforts. From the report:At the outset, I also can say our investigation revealed absolutely no evidence that Jim Crane, the owner of the Astros, was aware of any of the conduct described in this report. Crane is extraordinarily troubled and upset by the conduct of members of his organization, fully supported my investigation, and provided unfettered acce s to any and all information requested.During a pre s conference Monday afternoon, Crane said he spoke to Luhnow when MLB i sued memos throughout 2017 and 2018 warning clubs not to use electronics to steal signs, and told him to ensure the club did not engage in any such behavior.3. The sign-stealing system evolvedMedia reports alleged the Astros stole signs using a camera fixated on the catcher's signs, a monitor with a live feed in the tunnel between the dugout and the clubhouse, and by banging nearby garbage cans to relay the signs to the hitter. MLB's investigation found the sign-stealing scheme evolved over time. Here's the timeline: 2016 season: MLB's investigation did "not reveal any other scheme or method Zach Britton Jersey utilized by the Astros" to steal signs.Early 2017: The center field feed was used to decode signs when the Astros had a runner on second base. Once decoded, the sequence would be relayed to the dugout, and the runner at second would decode the signs and signal to the hitter at the plate.Two months into 2017: The garbage can method was implemented and the team began to pump a live feed to a new monitor in the tunnel. The Astros initially tried whistling and clapping before settling on the garbage can. The scheme is called "player-driven," with current manager Carlos Beltran mentioned by name. Both systems were used throughout the 2017 season.Postseason 2017: Manfred's report says the club continued using their systems to steal signs during the postseason, even after all 30 clubs were warned that September to not use electronics improperly to steal signs.Prior to 2018: With MLB's approval, the Astros relocated their video room to a room closer to the dugout at Minute Maid Park, to a location similar to ballparks around the league.2018 season: The Astros continued to use their video room to decode signs and relay them to the dugout. At some point during the season they stopped decoding signs "because the DJ LeMahieu Jersey players no longer believed it was effective."2018 postseason: MLB's investigation uncovered no evidence the Astros used electronic equipment to decode signs during the 2018 postseason.2019 season: MLB's investigation "revealed no violations" during the 2019 regular season or postseason.Long story short, the investigation revealed the Astros illegally used electronics to steal signs throughout the 2017 regular season and postseason, and also early in 2018. The report indicates the cheating starts and ends there.4. Cora heavily implicated, loses Red Sox jobAlex Cora, Houston's bench coach in 2017 and the manager since 2018, is heavily implicated throughout the report. He's said to have called down to the video room to get signs early in 2017, which constitutes improper usage of a dugout phone, and he is also the only non-player mentioned by name who had a role in devising the garbage can system."Cora was involved in developing both the banging scheme and utilizing the replay review room to decode and transmit signs. Cora participated in both schemes, and through his active participation, implicitly condoned the players' conduct," the report says. The Red Sox are currently under investigation for a 2018 sign-stealing scheme in and Cora Phil Rizzuto Jersey 's punishment will be announced at a later date. As part of the fallout from the league's report on the Astros' sign-stealing scandal, Cora was fired by the Red Sox on Tuesday. The league's investigation into the Red Sox's own sign-stealing scheme during their 2018 championship season is still ongoing. , but he still awaits his punishment from the league. .5. Top baseball operations officials were not involvedManfred's report says the sign-stealing scheme was almost entirely player-driven, with Cora the only non-player implicated. "The attempt by the Astros' replay review room staff to decode signs using the center field camera was originated and executed by lower-level baseball operations employees working in conjunction with Astros players and Cora," the report says.Two emails were sent to Luhnow regarding the sign-stealing scheme and "there is conflicting evidence about conversations with Luhnow on the topic." Here's Manfred's statement on Luhnow's involvement: Luhnow adamantly denies knowledge of both the banging scheme and the efforts by the replay review room staff to decode signs and transmit them to the dugout. The investigation revealed no evidence to suggest that Luhnow was aware of the banging scheme. The investigation also revealed that Luhnow neither devised nor actively directed the efforts of the replay review room staff to decode signs in 2017 or 2018. Although Luhnow denies having any awarene s that his Don Larsen Jersey replay review room staff was decoding and transmitting signs, there is both documentary and testimonial evidence that indicates Luhnow ha