By Adam Studzinski

ST. LOUIS – A report by the New York Times said the F.B.I. and Justice Department are looking into the St. Louis Cardinals front office for allegedly hacking internal networks of the Houston Astros to steal information about player personnel.

The report said investigators have found evidence the Cardinals broke into a network of the Astros which had special databases the team had built. Officials said internal discussions about trades, proprietary statistics, and scouting reports were compromised.

Officials have not said which employees are the focus of the investigation.

MLB officials released the following statement Tuesday:

“Major League Baseball has been aware of and has fully cooperated with the federal investigation into the illegal breach of the Astros’ baseball operations database. Once the investigation process has been completed by federal law enforcement officials, we will evaluate the next steps and will make decisions promptly.”

The Cardinals also released a statement:

“The St. Louis Cardinals are aware of the investigation into the security breach of the Houston Astros’ database. The team has fully cooperated with the investigation and will continue to do so. Given that this is an ongoing federal investigation, it is not appropriate for us to comment further.”

The investigation is being led by the F.B.I.’s Houston field office.

The Times report said the FBI believes Cardinals officials gained access to the Astros’ database by using a list of passwords associated with Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow. The passwords reportedly date back to Luhnow’s tenure with the Cardinals from 2003 to 2011 when he left for Houston.

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