NORTH PORT, Fla. — As the Minnesota Twins prepare for this season, Rocco Baldelli, their field manager, and Derek Falvey, their president of baseball operations, have been talking with their team about the usual preseason topics, such as expectations and workplace culture.

This year, though, they plan to specifically address one more issue before opening day, on March 26: what the rules of their sport allow and what constitutes cheating during a game.

The reason for doing so is, of course, one of the biggest scandals in sports history: the Houston Astros’ illicit sign-stealing, which has tainted their 2017 World Series title. The fallout has cost four people their jobs: General Manager Jeff Luhnow and Manager A.J. Hinch of the Astros; Manager Carlos Beltran of the Mets, who was an Astros player in 2017; and Manager Alex Cora of the Red Sox, the Astros’ bench coach in 2017.

Perhaps the most controversial aspect of Commissioner Rob Manfred’s ruling last month on the scheme was his granting immunity from punishment to Astros players in exchange for their cooperation with Major League Baseball’s investigation. That decision has not been popular across the sport — especially among other players, many of whom have made a rare break from union solidarity with harsh comments about their Astros counterparts.