Brewers accuse Andy Pages of giving Dodgers advantage from second base

Andy Pages has developed quickly since his 2024 MLB debut, becoming an All-Star caliber player for the Los Angeles Dodgers. His improvements include center field play and hitting, along with an apparent ability to pick up and relay signs while on second base. Brewers manager Pat Murphy said teams emphasize preventing opponents from getting signs from second base and that pitchers must avoid giving away information. He believed Pages gave away pitches, which hurt the pitcher. Robert Gasser said he noticed the runner on second moving his hands and suggested Pages may have been relaying pitch or location. Pages went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a walk, and his extra-base hit preceded a go-ahead three-run homer by Teoscar Hernández. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said sign-related gamesmanship is common and not against MLB rules, and he downplayed the idea that the Dodgers had Gasser’s signs.

"“There's a huge emphasis on making sure they can't get your signs from second base,” Murphy said. “Pitchers have to be able to not give away anything. It's gotten to be a science. Every team does it. We do it. Some teams do it less subtle than others. He got caught up and gave away some pitches, and it ended up hurting him.”"

"“I did look back once and saw [the runner on second] moving his hands,” he said. “I haven't looked in depth at it. I saw some of the photos, but it seemed like my hand was getting covered. Maybe they had something, maybe not.”"

"Pages went 1-for-4 with a double, one RBI and one walk from the cleanup spot of the Dodgers lineup on Saturday. His extra-base hit put the Dodgers on the scoreboard in the fourth inning and he was still on second base when Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead, three-run homer."

"“All teams do it. Whether you have them to disguise or act like you have them, the gamesmanship part of it,” he said on SportsNet LA. “If you can make a pitcher feel you've got their signs, then you've already won. And honestly right there, I don't think we had the signs.”"

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