Evan Gattis denies the use of buzzers by Jose Altuve during Houston Astros cheating scandal

Former Houston Astros designated hitter Evan Gattis recently went on a Twitter rant, where he made a number of wild admissions. Gattis admitted that the Astros cheated to win the 2017 World Series, but at the same time, claimed that Jose Altuve was not involved in any foul play.

The Astros' 2017 World Series win was marred by allegations of cheating and an MLB investigation in 2020 proved that they had used cameras to steal signs from opposing teams.

To make matters worse, Jose Altuve was accused of wearing a buzzer under his clothing to alert him to pitches. Altuve has strongly denied the allegations.

Gattis batted for Altuve, saying he never believed the second baseman would need to resort to such measures to succeed.

"I don’t know if there’s any truth to buzzers. If there was Altuve wouldn’t want it anyway. He’s a reactionary hitter."

Evan Gattis admitted to taking steroids

In the same Twitter thread, Evan Gattis admitted to taking steroids during his career. Responding to a user who said he had seen Gattis play left field in 2015, the former designated hitter said he was "probably" on PEDs at the time.

"I can guarantee I was terrified and probably on a performance-enhancing drug both times."

Many fans believe that Gattis was probably not in the right state of mind when he made his admissions. Gattis himself later tweeted that he posts stupid things from time to time.