Report: A's Trainer Used Hidden Camera to Spy on Players

In a move the organization is characterizing as “the misguided action of one employee,” a strength and conditioning coach for the Oakland A’s planted a hidden camera in the O.co Coliseum weight room to spy on players and other A’s personnel, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports.

"“This was the misguided action of one employee,” said Billy Beane, the A’s executive vice president of baseball operations. “We hired an independent investigator. While the employee’s intentions were good his judgment was very poor.”"

Michael Henriques admitted to installing the camera on July 24 for the purpose of monitoring the workouts of rehabilitating players while the team was on the road.

It took all of a day for a player to find the hidden camera and notify the players union.

Yahoo! sources said A’s executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane was “furious” about the ordeal, and notified MLB, which echoed the players union in saying cameras — hidden or otherwise — are impermissible in areas frequented by players.