Did the Boston Red Sox use an Apple Watch to steal the New York Yankees’ signs?
Commissioner Rob Manfred said he wanted to get the matter resolved quickly.
Looking for any edge in an age-old rivalry, the Boston Red Sox got called out in a high-tech sign-stealing scheme they ran on the New York Yankees.
The Red Sox admitted to Major League Baseball that they used an Apple Watch to relay signals from opposing catchers to Boston players, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Sign stealing is the practice of working out another team’s signs and has long been a part of the game. In this instance it refers to a team gaining an advantage by working out what the opposing catcher is signalling to a pitcher – employing electronic gadgets to do it is against the rules.
Commissioner Rob Manfred, who was at Fenway Park on Tuesday night as part of a previously planned visit, said he wanted to get the matter resolved quickly. He didn’t comment about possible penalties.
