Published 20:13 IST, January 10th 2020

MLB legend Pete Rose says Red Sox and Astros' sign-stealing scandals 'No big deal'

The MLB are investigating Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox on alleged sign-stealing but former MLB legend Pete Rose believes sign-stealing is no big deal.

Reported by: Sreehari Menon
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Major League Baseball (MLB) legend Pete Rose says that sign-stealing is t as big a deal as recent Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox scandals make it look like. Rose said that he never got an vant by stealing signs when he was playing. He ded that he was always worried that person reing signs would be wrong.

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MLB: Pete Rose doesn't care about sign-stealing scandal

Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros have been alleged with using electronic equipment to steal signs en route ir MLB World Series-winning seasons in 2018 and 2017 respectively. Red Sox allegedly used video replay room to focus on opposition’s sign sequences, while Astros used a trashcan in hallway to convey signs to players in ballpark. While current sign-stealing scenario is quite complicated than during his era, Pete Rose in an interview with TMZ.com still claims that he doesn’t care much about scandal.

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Pete Rose: MLB players kw how to deal with sign-stealing

Pete Rose says that players too don't care about sign-stealing. Rose said that players have ir way of patrolling ir areas. He said that if players were too concerned about sign-stealing, y should take matters in ir own hands. Rose furr ded that players kw how to police ir area and y’d throw a beamer at player.

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Mookie Betts' tre a bigger problem than sign-stealing for Red Sox: Pete Rose

Pete Rose said that more significant concern for him was rumours linking Mookie Betts away from Red Sox. Rose said that it would be a grave mistake to let Betts go away considering player’s quality. He furr ded that re aren’t many players like Mookie Betts around and Red Sox should look at building a team in dece with Betts as a central figure.

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20:13 IST, January 10th 2020