Olson v. MLB: Sign-Stealing Class Action Cases Dismissed

By Phillip H. Movaghar & Jeff Birren   Cheating scandals have long been part of baseball lore, including the “Black Sox” scandal when members of the Chicago White Sox took bribes to underperform in the 1919 World Series. In 1951 the New York Giants stole pitching signs, so Bobby Thomson was alerted to the expected pitch that he turned into the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” that clinched the National League Pennant. More recently, baseball had corked bats and players using illegal