Push-button pitching: MLB to let pitchers call own signals

Published February 9, 2023 6:16 PM

By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer

In yet another nod to technology, Major League Baseball will permit pitchers in spring training to wear wristbands that will let them signal to the catcher what’s coming next. The experiment will begin Feb. 24 when exhibition play begins with Seattle-San Diego and Texas-Kansas City matchups in the Cactus League. All 30 teams are scheduled to be in action the next day. It’s an extension of the PitchCom system that MLB teams were allowed to employ last season. MLB will evaluate how things go and then decide whether to approve it for the regular season.

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