The commissioner's office ruled that the Red Sox used an illegal-sign stealing program in 2018, and former employee J.T. Watkins was suspended. Now, he works for the Dodgers.
Los Angeles DodgersThis winter the team was relatively quiet, outside of one notable addition to the coaching staff. Los Angeles hired J.T. Watkins, who was employed by theWatkins, a former Red Sox video replay coordinator, was suspended for the 2020 season for his role in illegal sign stealing. He later returned to the organization as a scout.
Before and after games, Watkins was responsible for decoding the opposing team's signs. Rules did permit that. But he also had access to live game feeds to"supplement or update" his work, the commissioner's office confirmed. The act of using in-game video to decipher signs crossed into the illegal range.ultimately ruled that the illegal sign-stealing methods were only used during the 2018 regular season and not in the playoffs.
"The information was only relevant when the Red Sox had a runner on second base," MLB officials ruled., named the 2018 American League MVP when he was with the Red Sox, recommended the Dodgers hire Watkins. "We all chipped in because he did so much for us," Betts said."The perception is, ‘Oh, we gave him money because ...’ No. He’s very good at his job. He was the one up at 3 o'clock in the morning, scouting, making sure of everything we needed to do."
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