Agent Scott Boras does not believe the Astros’ players should apologize, not when their superiors promoted the team’s illegal use of electronics to steal signs.



“I’m doing what my organization is telling me to do,” Boras said on Wednesday, describing the hypothetical mindset of a player. “You installed this. You put this in front of us. Coaches and managers encourage you to use the information. It is not coming from the player individually. It is coming from the team. In my stadium. Installed. With authority.”



The analogy Boras used was the speed limit.



A man driving 55 mph in a 35-mph zone only believes he is speeding if the limit is clearly posted. Likewise, Boras said Astros’ players who committed infractions only should apologize if they were properly informed of their boundaries.



Boras, citing commissioner Rob Manfred’s statement announcing the Astros’ discipline on Jan. 13, said the...