August 2, 2025

Odd Way to Defeat Sign Stealing

Hector Neris of the Astros appeared commit an intentional balk to move Trevor Story of the Red Sox from second to third base because Neris suspected sign stealing:

Asked if he felt the Red Sox were stealing signs, Neris responded: “Maybe. Maybe yes, maybe no.”

“But I still wanted to concentrate,” the 36-year-old right-hander continued. “In (that) situation, I want to do what I’m feeling in the moment. That is the reason why I moved him to third.”

Chron.com

Neris got the third out of the inning, but there was a bit of a dust up with the Red Sox third base coach when Neris walked off the field.

Boston manager Alex Cora was Houston’s bench coach when their sign-stealing scandal broke last decade.

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