MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred regrets giving Astros full immunity in sign-stealing scandal

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Not many baseball fans like MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred for multiple reasons.

Most hate the new rules (which have been very positive), others disapproved of the handling of the lockout in 2021 and 2022, and plenty hate how he handled the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal.

Well, the fans are not the only ones who disapprove of the Houston situation - Manfred himself has regrets.

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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference after negotiations with the players' association toward a labor deal, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Manfred noted, again, that he wished he could take back what he said when he called the World Series trophy a "piece of metal." He made the comment when discussing why the Astros were not stripped of the title.

Houston did not have their title taken away and was given total immunity under the condition that they came out with the truth regarding the sign-stealing scandal. However, Manfred regrets that, as well.

"I’m not sure that I would have approached it with giving players immunity," he told Time. "Once we gave players immunity, it puts you in a box as to what exactly you were going to do in terms of punishment. I might have gone about the investigative process without that grant of immunity and see where it takes us. Starting with, I’m not going to punish anybody, maybe not my best decision ever."

Jose Altuve, #27, and Alex Bregman, #2 of the Houston Astros, celebrate on the field after the Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series