Correa Pleads Guilty

Former St. Louis Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa was indicted Friday and pleaded guilty to charges associated with a hack of the Houston Astros' computer network.

Correa agreed to plead guilty to five of the 12 charges brought against him in the case. The charges were filed in December, but announced Friday.

The maximum penalty on each of the five counts is up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and restitution.

The value of the information that Correa gained has been set at $1.7 million. Federal attorneys said they came to the figure based on the Astros' scouting budget and the number of players included in the database.

"Yes, your honor, I accept responsibility for my mistakes," Correa told Judge Lynn Hughes.

Correa said he trespassed on the Astros system based on suspicion that the Astros had unauthorized Cardinals data.