Dave Hudgens was his usual affable self when we met for an interview on Sunday morning. He smiled warmly and we shook hands. Yes, he said, he had a pretty good idea what I wanted to talk about.



Hudgens is the Blue Jays’ bench coach. But in 2017, he was the Houston Astros’ hitting coach when they cheated on their way to a World Series victory.



By simple deduction, Hudgens had to know what was going on. Commissioner Rob Manfred’s scathing report says everyone in the Houston dugout knew about the club’s sign-stealing scheme. It’s hard to miss the sound of a bat banging on a nearby trash can.



Standing at the plate, the Astros’ hitters certainly heard it.



Major League Baseball interviewed 68 people about the plot. Hudgens was one of them. Manfred’s report does not mention his name.



“I was interviewed by them and talked to them and fully cooperated with them,” he said at the Blue Jays’...