Red Sox sign-stealing scandal: MLB investigating team for using video replay room in 2018

Boston Red Sox have allegedly illegally used a video replay room during regular-season games to decipher signs of opposing catchers in 2018, three unnamed sources who were with Red Sox that year told Athletic. Boston franchise won 108 games during regular season en route to winning World Series title in 2018, losing only three playoff games in season. sources said that it was only applicable during regular season games, as it was t a viable option during post-season matches.

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Red Sox sign-stealing: Red Sox allegedly stole signs en route ir 2018 MLB World Series title

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Three people who were associated with Boston Red Sox in 2018 have told Athletic that some players visited video replay room in between games to learn sign sequence opposition teams were using. replay room is through same doors that lead to batting c and adjacent to home dugout at Red Sox’s Fenway Park. Every franchise’s replay staff travel to road games, making system tick in or ballparks as well. Boston Red Sox led MLB in runs scored, batting aver, batting aver with runners in scoring position and several statistical categories in 2018 regular season.

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Red Sox sign-stealing scandal adds to MLB's growing sign-stealing paraia 

It is t first instance of Boston Red Sox being associated with sign-stealing. MLB penalised Red Sox for using an Apple Watch to relay stolen signs in ir 2017 game against New York Yankees. While sign-stealing is t precisely banned in baseball, using techlogy to do so is prohibited. Officials at MLB have stated that y are looking at matter carefully. sign-stealing paraia is growing in MLB after Houston Astros allegedly used a trashcan to relay signs to ir players. Astros case is also under investigation. MLB is reportedly looking at ways including on-field techlogy devices to prevent sign-stealing in future.

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