Cardinals executives learned of allegations that one of their employees hacked into the Astros' computer system months ago and began an internal investigation that is not yet complete.
Chairman Bill DeWitt and general manager John Mozeliak engaged the St. Louis law firm Dowd Bennett to provide information requested by the federal government and conduct its own inquiry, the team said in a statement released Wednesday.
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The team acknowledged the FBI investigation Tuesday after the New York Times broke the news, saying the Cardinals had cooperated fully with authorities.
"These are serious allegations that don't reflect who we are as an organization," DeWitt's statement Wednesday read. "We are committed to getting to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible, and if anyone within our organization is determined to be involved in anything inappropriate, they will be held accountable."
Mozeliak echoed that vow and added that the "alleged conduct has no place in our game."
Reports by Yahoo Sports and the Houston Chronicle said the FBI is focused on "four to five individuals" with access to a computer in a residence in Jupiter, Fla., site of the Cardinals' spring training facility.
UPDATE: Mozeliak did an interview with USA Today's Bob Nightengale:
Cardinals GM John Mozeliak breaks silence to @BNightengale: "I knew nothing about this." http://t.co/qGCYUKFmoh pic.twitter.com/ZNLu8p4qoZ
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