Houston Astros accused of using electronic equipment to steal pitching signs.
Carlos Beltrán, a member of the 2017 Astros who was recently named as the new manager of the New York Mets, acknowledged Tuesday that the Astros did steal signs — but only the legal way, he said.by text message."We were studying the opposite team every day."
"The game of baseball for years, guys have given location and if the catchers get lazy and the pitcher doesn't cover the signs from second base of course players are going to take advantage," the Post quoted Beltrán as saying."I don't call that cheating. I call that using small details to take advantage."
For his part, Fiers wasn't offered a new contract by the Astros after the 2017 season — he joined the Detroit Tigers in 2018 and pitched last season with the Oakland Athletics. The Athletic reported that he acknowledged having a"strained relationship" with the Astros because he told his new teams what the Astros were doing.
"I just want the game to be cleaned up a little bit because there are guys who are losing their jobs because they're going in there not knowing," Fiers told the website, adding:"We had a lot of young guys with Detroit trying to make a name and establish themselves. I wanted to help them out and say, 'Hey, this stuff really does go on. Just be prepared.'"
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