TheHouston Astrosannounced Tuesday that they've opened an investigation after former AstroMike Fierstold The Athletic the team used a camera in center field to steal signs and immediately communicate that information to its hitters, violating baseball rules. This has overshadowed other breaking news:...
Along with the pitch clock and the rules to incentivize base stealing, the league is hoping for a more action-oriented game and better entertainment product. It’s also hoped that this will lead to fewer pitchers undergoing Tommy John surgery or other significant operations that require lengthy r...
So, is stealing signs against the rules or not? Social media vs. MLB How the internet helped crack the Astros sign-stealing case. Joon Lee » • Passan: Buzzers, burner accounts and conspiracies: Inside a day of epic chaos That's where things get complicated. The old-fashioned way ...
Except commissioner Rob Manfred's report notes that Cora "did not effectively communicate to Red Sox players the sign-stealing rules that were in place for the 2018 season." So Cora, who was renowned for stealing signs as a player, and would later be implicated as the effective mastermi...
Trying to decode a catcher’s signs is not illegal, according to MLB rules, so long as no outside or electronic equipment is used. In 2017, MLB issued a warning to all 30 teams that sign-stealing would not be tolerated. The Astros, Manfred said, deliberately ignored MLB’s orders. ...
We talked about different things we'll have to make sure we are able to do differently to adjust to the rules. There's still some gray areas in there. ... In general, we'll have to make some adjustments, on changing signs, things like that. Catchers aren't just going to be able ...
Baseball needs to adapt its rules to modern times. That may be through potential deregulation, allowing teams to do whatever they want with video feeds and signs they pick up during a game, or through greater restriction, a la NFL-style communications and earpieces. ...
New phone lines connecting the video review rooms and the dugout will be installed and monitored, limiting the ability of teams to steal signs, which is viewed as a contributing factor to the increasing number of mound visits. Rules governing when players can and cannot leave the batter's box...
Players’ association head Tony Clark met with the Yankees for three hours Wednesday and discussed negotiations for new video rules in the wake of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. “Right now, MLB’s proposal would be like a blackout. There would be no access,” Britton said. ...
s 2022 ranking in categories that will be pertinent to the new rules — pitch tempo (which obviously matters for the pitch clock), defensive-shift frequency (since the shift is now outlawed) and sprint speed (since larger bases and restrictions on pickoff throws encourage more base stealing) ...