Former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow claims the club “concocted grounds” for his dismissal in the aftermath of the sign-stealing scandal “in order to save more than $22 million in guaranteed salary,” according to a 17-page lawsuit filed on Monday.

Luhnow was fired by Astros owner Jim Crane after MLB released its findings from an investigation into the Astros’ using live video and the banging of trash cans to alert batters of the next pitch during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Luhnow’s lawyers put “investigation” in quotes nine times in the lawsuit. 

“The MLB’s ‘investigation’ actually was a negotiated resolution between Astros’ owner Jim Crane and MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred that enabled the team to keep its World Series championship, went to great lengths to publicly exonerate Crane, and scapegoated Luhnow for a sign-stealing scandal that he had no knowledge of and played no part in,” the lawsuit alleges.

Shares of the few publicly traded fitness and fitness-related companies shuffled considerably Monday following news that Pfizer’s early vaccine trials showed it to be more than 90% effective. 

Stay-at-home technology stocks that soared amid the COVID-19 pandemic saw steep drops; connected fitness equipment company Peloton was among the biggest losers, with shares dropping 20.29%. The company’s stock is still up 236% year-to-date, however. Video game companies like Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive were also down on the day.

Conversely, gym chain Planet Fitness was up 16.19% with a return to normal operations potentially on the horizon. Companies that would benefit with fans back in stadiums, like Aramark and Live Nation, also saw gains.

Longtime Disney executive and former TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer is joining Access Industries as a senior media adviser. Access, founded by Ukrainian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik, is the parent company to sports streaming service DAZN and Warner Music Group.  

Mayer, who played a key role in launching Disney+, will “identify new opportunities, across media, entertainment and telecommunications sectors, from wireless communications and production services to broadcast/streaming media and entertainment licensing ventures,” the company said. 

The 58-year-old Mayer was previously reported to be in late-stage talks to join the investment firm RedBird Capital, which has a number of sports investments including in YES Network and the XFL.