The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Yankees’ appeal to keep a letter sealed from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to general manager Brian Cashman that allegedly documents the team’s sign-stealing scheme.
Yankees president Randy Levine made the appeal on April 1 in hopes that the court would reverse its initial ruling of a decision to have the letter unsealed on March 21. With Thursday’s rejection, the letter must be made public within the next two weeks.
“We’re disappointed in the Court of Appeals decision, but we respect it,” Levine told the New York Post. “However, we think it will lead to very bad results down the road.”
