MLB to allow anti-sign-stealing technology during 2022 season
Major League Baseball will reportedly give pitchers and catchers the option of using newly tested, anti-sign-stealing signaling devices in the upcoming 2022 regular season, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney.
The device, referred to as PitchCom, is expected to greatly inhibit the chances of a sign stealing scandal, many of which have rocked the sport in recent years. Using a pad with buttons on the wrist of the gloved hand, a catcher will be able to signal pitches directly to a pitcher through a listening device. As many as three other teammates of the pitcher and catcher will also have access to the device to assist in fielding positioning, per Olney.
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Yankees pitcher Luis Severino and catcher Kyle Higashioka used PitchCom in a spring training game against the Braves on Saturday and were quite complimentary of the new technology.
“I think it was great,” Severino told reporters, per Olney. “I was a little doubtful at the beginning, but when we started using it, it was really good – with a man on second, too. I would definitely like to use it in my first start [of the regular season]. … You know what pitch you’re going to throw right away.”
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Pitchers and catchers won’t be required to switch over to PitchCom. Players will still have the option of using the traditional method of finger-flashing to suggest a pitch selection.
However, in the wake of the recent sign-stealing debacle involving 2017 World Series champion Astros, a device like PitchCom is sure to garner interest over time. Although there are some concerns that a digital technology could be hacked during a game, one baseball executive reiterated to Olney that the NFL has successfully used signaling devices for years, with quarterbacks wearing helmets with built-in listening devices.
Players will have the option to utilize PitchCom as soon as Thursday on Opening Day of the 2022 regular season.
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