--- description: Chris Correa pleaded guilty to hacking the Houston Astros database for scouting-related information. title: Former Cardinals Scouting Director Pleads Guilty to Hacking image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd759adb9db157ef3/69887844bc6cfc3be73db26a/chris-correa.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Baseball](/tag/baseball/) ## Baseball Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Former Cardinals Scouting Director Pleads Guilty to Hacking by [Kenny Ducey / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Kenny Ducey / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 8, 2016 9:19 PM CUT  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. 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](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Kenny Ducey / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 8, 2016 9:19 PM CUT Chris Correa, who was fired by the St. Louis [Cardinals](http://www.si.com/mlb/team/st-louis-cardinals "undefined") last season after he admitted to hacking the Houston [Astros](http://www.si.com/mlb/team/houston-astros "undefined"), pleaded guilty to five of 12 related charges on Friday, [reports](https://twitter.com/dfbarron/status/685547750658670592 "undefined") the _Houston Chronicle_’s David Barron. The Cardinals were [investigated](http://www.si.com/mlb/2015/06/16/st-louis-cardinals-fbi-investigation-houston-astros "undefined") 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](https://twitter.com/Lahlahlindsey/status/685550589950996482 "undefined") 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. > [](https://twitter.com/Lahlahlindsey/status/685550589950996482) When Correa was first being investigated, he denied any illegal actions. _This_ [_article_](http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/01/08/st-louis-cardinals-hacking-houston-astros-chris-correa "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_SI.com_](http://www.si.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4173739/chris-correa-cardinals/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4173739/chris-correa-cardinals/"},"headline":"Former Cardinals Scouting Director Pleads Guilty to Hacking","datePublished":"2016-01-08T21:19:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:55:25.583Z","description":"Chris Correa pleaded guilty to hacking the Houston Astros database","url":"https://time.com/4173739/chris-correa-cardinals/","keywords":["Baseball","Crime","major league baseball"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd759adb9db157ef3/69887844bc6cfc3be73db26a/chris-correa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kenny Ducey / Sports Illustrated"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd759adb9db157ef3/69887844bc6cfc3be73db26a/chris-correa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"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","caption":"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.","creditText":"Chris Lee—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/baseball/","name":"Baseball"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4173739/chris-correa-cardinals/","name":"Former Cardinals Scouting Director Pleads Guilty to Hacking"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME's All-Star Movie Baseball Team","description":"Those guys taking the field tonight at Yankee Stadium? 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