As humans, one thing we cherish is privacy. However, Oakland Athletics strength and conditioning coach Michael Henriques abused his power.
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With the Oakland A’s holding down last place in the AL West, there’s not much for fans to look forward to down the stretch, so stories such as this one will create major headlines.
I’ve never been a strength and conditioning coach in my life, but it seems pretty obvious to me that installing a secret camera in the locker room wouldn’t be considered proper protocol.
Nonetheless, Michael Henriques ended up doing just that.
According to Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports, Henriques placed a camera in the weight room to spy on players and personnel.
As a course of immediate action, the organization hired an independent law firm to investigate the case. During this process, Henriques was suspended.
The team’s executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane was not pleased:
"“This was the misguided action of one employee,” said Beane. “We hired an independent investigator. While the employee’s intentions were good his judgment was very poor.”"
However, Henriques will be able to continue as the team’s strength and conditioning coach, as his actions weren’t deemed to be with malicious intent.
According to reports, Henriques set up the camera on July 24. Oakland left that night for Texas and a 10-day road trip.
The camera didn’t last long, as it was discovered the next afternoon and immediately reported it to Sean Doolittle, the team’s union representative, who delivered the camera to team management.
Henriques apologized to the team.