DraftKings Users Suit on Baseball Sign-Stealing Is Rejected

The Houston Astros stand for the national anthem prior to Game One of the World Series against the Washington Nationals in Houston in 2019. — The Houston Astros stand for the national anthem prior to Game One of the World Series against the Washington Nationals in Houston in 2019.
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By Bob Van Voris

April 3, 2020 at 2:37 PM UTC

Updated on

April 3, 2020 at 3:19 PM UTC

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With its stadiums shuttered and its season in doubt, Major League Baseball got a bit of good news Friday as a judge threw out a claim by fantasy baseball players over the sport’s sign-stealing scandal.

News that the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox violated rules against electronic sign-stealing doesn’t give users of the DraftKings fantasy sports site a reason to sue for fraud, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff in New York ruled.