Dodgers' Andy Pages uses hand signals at second base against Brewers
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages made repeated hand motions while at second base during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Brewers manager Pat Murphy said he believed Pages was relaying pitch information. Pages later stated the motions were intended to distract the pitcher.
nypost.comIn the top of the fourth inning on Saturday, Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages reached second base on a double against Brewers left-hander Robert Gasser. Pages then performed a series of hand motions before eight of the ten pitches Gasser threw while Pages stood at second. Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters after the game that he believed Pages had detected Gasser tipping pitches.
Murphy said it was "pretty evident that maybe they did [have something] at second base," according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Pages said in an interview the next morning that the motions were a bluff. "
player comments Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stated he did not believe the team had the signs during that sequence.
Roberts said, "There, honestly, I don't think we had the signs. Teo took a good swing, and it wasn't really a great pitch. " Pages described the practice as standard gamesmanship. " Roberts noted that the tactic can create an advantage.
Gasser later confirmed he noticed Pages' movements behind him on the base. Roberts added that the uncertainty itself serves the purpose, whether or not actual information is being relayed.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
3 events- Saturday fourth inning
Andy Pages reached second base and began hand motions before pitches.
1 sourcenypost.com - After game Saturday
Pat Murphy said he believed Pages had detected pitch tipping.
1 sourcenypost.com - Sunday morning
Andy Pages stated the motions were intended to distract the pitcher.
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Potential Impact
- 01
Pages may continue using hand motions to create uncertainty for pitchers.
- 02
Future opponents may watch Pages more closely when he reaches second base.
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