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Former Cardinals Scouting Director Pleads Guilty to Hacking

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In this Dec. 8, 2011, photo, then-St. Louis Cardinals scouting director Christopher Correa, left, assistant general manager Mike Girsch, center, and general manager John Mozeliak, right, arrive at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis, Mo., from the baseball winter meetings in Dallas. The former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals has pleaded guilty in federal court to hacking the Houston Astros' player personnel database. Christopher Correa pleaded guilty Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, to five counts of unauthorized access of a protected computer, access authorities said dated back several years. The 35-year-old Correa was the Cardinals' director of baseball development until he was fired last summer. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
Then-St. Louis Cardinals scouting director Christopher Correa (left), assistant general manager Mike Girsch and general manager John Mozeliak arrive at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis, Mo., on Dec. 8, 2011.Chris Lee—AP
By Kenny Ducey / Sports Illustrated

Chris Correa, who was fired by the St. Louis Cardinals last season after he admitted to hacking the Houston Astros, pleaded guilty to five of 12 related charges on Friday, reports the Houston Chronicle’s David Barron.

The Cardinals were investigated last summer for breaking into the Astros’ team databases to gain access to statistics, scouting reports, information on trades and more.

Buzzfeed’s Lindsey Adler reports that federal agents assessed that Correa accessed the Astros’ scouting list of each player eligible for the draft that season, as well as extensive scouting information about the available prospects.

Correa had been with the Cardinals since 2009, working under Jeff Luhnow. He was later promoted to scouting director a few years after Lunhow left to become the general manager of the Astros in 2011.

When Correa was first being investigated, he denied any illegal actions.

This article originally appeared on SI.com

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