“A common misconception about Beltran is that, after joining the Yankees' front office in 2019, he told the team about what the Astros were doing. According to multiple major league sources, Beltran never said a word to the Yanks about this.

In fact, on the few occasions when his new colleagues would ask him about it, Beltran would shrug it off, make a joke, or quickly change the subject.

As SNY previously reported, the Yankees were caught off guard last July, when then-Red Sox manager Alex Cora appeared to imply in a news conference that Beltran was helping the Yankees steal signs. Cora immediately sought out the reporter who asked the question, Ken Davidoff of the Post, clarifying that he had not meant that.”