Judge Admits He's Probably Going to Open Yankees Letter in August Since Arguments Are Inconsistent

In the MLB's latest scandal, the Yankees are being accused of having a larger sign stealing plan than previously thought by a group of plaintiffs in a Draft Kings-related lawsuit. This originally came up in 2017, when Rob Manfred sent a letter about sign stealing infractions to the Yankees. No one outside of MLB and the Yankees has seen this letter (much like the letters to the Red Sox and Astros, which also remain sealed), but that may change in the near future.

On Wednesday, Evan Drellich of The Athletic reported that the judge will likely open the letter in the coming months. Judge Rakoff claimed that the Yankees made "inconsistent arguments" when asking for the letter to remain sealed. The judge went on to say, "One might be tempted to conclude that there is no justification for keeping the letter sealed."

Agreed!

At this point, it just seems like the logical thing to do. There is far too much speculation about what the letter says and, although Andy Martino and various reporters are adamant that there's nothing inside the note, the truth needs to come out. If the letter doesn't get released, it would be an extremely shady look for the league. They've already have enough bad PR, so they really can't mess this one up.

The only way MLB can move on from the multiple sign stealing controversies they've had is to air everything out. There should be no reasonable doubt that anyone got away with anything. Releasing this letter is an important step in that process. Whatever happens, the court will need to hear the Yankees' likely useless appeal before they can unseal the letter, so it probably won't see the light of day until August.