The Houston Astros saw a sign Friday they couldn't steal.
A plane carrying a "Houston Asterisks" banner flew over Oakland Coliseum prior to a game between the Astros and the Oakland Athletics.
Houston, we have liftoff ✈️😯 pic.twitter.com/yICJSdswG5
— Michelle Minahen (@MeechMina) August 8, 2020
These fans needed to get creative to taunt the Astros because spectators aren't allowed in ballparks this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
THIS IS IT.
— 2020 Astros Shame Tour (@AsteriskTour) August 7, 2020
The single best piece of Astros heckling in the year 2020.
(Via @k0an) pic.twitter.com/XT0GENF4jH
The plane is over the ballpark in Oakland
— 2020 Astros Shame Tour (@AsteriskTour) August 7, 2020
A bit hard for the Astros to steal this sign
(Via @k0an) pic.twitter.com/PsXT8nSgxp
MLB punished Houston in January for stealing signs electronically in 2017 - the year the team won the World Series - and parts of 2018. Former Astros manager AJ Hinch and ex-general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended and subsequently fired due to their roles in the scandal, while the team also lost its first- and second-round draft picks in 2020 and 2021, and received a $5-million fine.