The Houston Astros baseball team in the US was heavily criticised and penalised in 2020 and onwards for what?

Question

For the 2020/2021 year the US Mint confirmed that the cost of manufacturing the cent and the nickel (the 5 cent coin) was what?

Answer 1

Sign stealing in previous seasons
Sign stealing in baseball is where signs being given by the opposing catcher to the pitcher or a coach to a base runner are observed by the opposing team and then relayed to the other members of the team to give advance knowledge of what kind of pitch is coming next. In the case of the Astros the stealing involved mechanical or electronic technology, which is regarded as illegal and stringently opposed.