The system also could eliminate sign-stealing altogether, after the Astros' 2017 championship was tainted by a sign-stealing scandal. MLB’s investigation found Houston used a video feed from a center-field camera to decode the opposing catcher’s signs.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Imagine Clayton Kershaw on the mound in Game 7 of the World Series, peering in at his catcher at a big moment. And his catcher flashes ... no sign at all.Major League Baseball is stepping up its experimentation with an electronic communication channel for pitchers and catchers. After trying out the PitchCom system at Low-A West in the second half of last season, big league clubs are tinkering with the technology during spring training.
With the PitchCom system, the catcher wears a wristband with nine buttons for calling the pitch and location. There is a receiver in the pitcher's cap, and another one in the catcher's helmet. Multiple languages are available for the encrypted channel.New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone even tried a little experiment with the experiment. An hour before Saturday's game against Atlanta, he told starting pitcher Luis Severino they would try the system with catcher Kyle Higashioka.
"There was a couple of times when I hit it on my shin guard giving regular signs with no one on. ... It said ‘knuckleball’ and he’s throwing a fastball, but other than that, everything was fine.” "Shaving time off the college game is, I would think, a good thing for everyone, especially the consumer, and especially when it’s 25 degrees on a Friday night in Nashville,” Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin said.
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