“Major League Baseball announced Friday afternoon that Boston will be fined ‘an undisclosed amount’ for using an Apple Watch to steal catchers’ signs; it will then be donated ‘to hurricane relief efforts in Florida,'” Amara Grautski reports for CNBC. “MLB did not issue any suspensions or take any draft picks away from the team, but has warned all 30 clubs that future violations could warrant this kind of punishment. The league added that Red Sox ownership, front office and manager John Farrell were unaware of the cheating operation.”
“In addition, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said during the course of its investigation it determined that during an earlier championship season the Yankees ‘had violated a rule governing the use of the dugout phone,’ and they too will be fined ‘a lesser undisclosed amount,’ which will be donated to the same cause,” Grautski reports.
“MLB investigators determined earlier this month that the Red Sox were using an Apple Watch to steal catchers’ signs from the Yankees during their August series in Boston.,” Grautski reports. “Dustin Pedroia, Brock Holt, Chris Young and a Red Sox trainer were among those involved in relaying signs from the watch.”
Full article here.
Anita Balakrishnan reports for CNBC, “While decoding another teams’ signs isn’t against the rules, using technology to do so is forbidden.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Much ado about nothing and all’s well that ends well!
“Stealing” signs sounds bad, but it’s part of the game. Stealing signs between catcher and pitcher is as old as the baseball signs themselves. As with many things, using an Apple Watch just makes the activity more efficient. — MacDailyNews, September 6, 2017
SEE ALSO:
MLB finds Boston Red Sox used Apple Watch to steal signs but has no plans to change rules – September 6, 2017
Boston Red Sox used Apple Watches to steal signs against New York Yankees – September 5, 2017
Why are the Yanks being fined?
we wuz robbed.
“In addition, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said during the course of its investigation it determined that during an earlier championship season the Yankees ‘had violated a rule governing the use of the dugout phone…”
then why didn’t you fine them THEN? this is shït.
only one thing worse than libtards and that’s the goddamn Boston Red Sox, aka The Whore of Babylon.
You can be a funny guy when you leave the politics out of the postings.
Trumper stomper Clinton lie
New York Yankees, cheating why?
Red socks smelly, pigs might fly
Trumper touched up Clinton’s thigh.
Botvinnik. You should go outside and see the real world every once in a while, instead of living in your safe place.
I got my safe place here by the pool, thanks for caring.
Congratulations on your solitary victory sitting behind a wall at a pool.
If only being smug had something of value.
you really need to get over the libtards thing it’s like you really have a boner for them…
Get real, it is karma for A-Rod. Even umpires do make-up calls.
Question – what’s the difference between Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin?
what?
PS: I have forgiven you for blaspheming the Mighty New York Yankees…
this time.
I like and respect the Yankees organisation. But they kept A-Rod just like the Giants kept Bonds. Both clubs turned a blind eye to their star players’ juicing, because of the home run totals. Even gods make human mistakes in the heat of a pennant race.
I think “The Mistake On The Lake” will win the series this year…22 game winning streak was somethin’.
How the hell did they steal signs with the Watch? Do they mean texting the signs?