Chris Correa initially was scheduled to be sentenced in a Houston court on April 11, the same day the Astros host the Royals and the Cardinals host the Brewers in their respective home openers.
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Now, the Chronicle noted, “the Astros can enjoy the pomp without sharing a news cycle with the perp.”
Correa, a former Cardinals executive, pleaded guilty to five felony counts for hacking into the Astros database. His sentencing will now take place a week later, at 2:30 p.m. ET April 18, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes ordered.
The Astros have an off-day that day; the Cardinals play the Cubs in St. Louis.
Correa faces a maximum penalty on each of the five counts of not more than five years in federal prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, according to the Chronicle, which added that MLB is expected to punish the Cardinals and award the Astros some form of damages after Correa’s sentencing.
