Andy Pages not tipping hand on stealing signs for Dodgers

Andy Pages has been a key contributor for the Los Angeles Dodgers on both offense and defense. His biggest improvements have come as a hitter and as a center fielder, while he also provides value through game impact beyond batting. Pages has developed a reputation for picking up signs from second base, which was suggested as a factor in a Dodgers 11-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. During the game, he made arm gestures before Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead, three-run homer. Pages denied picking up signals from the specific pitcher involved and said he prefers to keep pitchers guessing to disrupt their rhythm. He acknowledged that he sometimes takes credit for relaying the right pitch but not for that homer.

"Andy Pages has been one of the Los Angeles Dodgers' most important players this season for his ability to impact a game on both sides of the ball. While Pages has made his biggest strides as a hitter and playing center field, he also provides value in other ways. The 25-year-old has developed somewhat of a reputation for being able to pick up signs from second base, which potentially played a role in the Dodgers' 11-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday."

"Pages made several gestures with his arms before Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Robert Gasser, leading Brewers manager Pat Murphy to believe that pitch tipping was a factor in the Dodgers' comeback win. However, Pages refused to take credit for assisting Hernández on his home run, via Jack Harris of the California Post. When asked if he should get an assist for Hernández's blast, he chuckled and said: "No, not on that one.""

""There's times where I will take credit [for relaying the right pitch]," Pages quipped. Pages indicated that he did not pick up any signals from Gasser, but likes to keep pitchers guessing as a way to throw them off their game. "It's part of the competition, doing stuff like that, just distracting the pitcher, kind of getting him out of rhythm," Pages said. "Whether he leaves pitches over the plate or not, that has nothing to do with it. It's part of the competition, just kind of going back and forth with the pitcher, as well.""

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