Clarke Schmidt, a pitcher for the New York Yankees, has acknowledged that he was tipping his pitches during a recent game against the Seattle Mariners. Schmidt believes the Mariners were able to pick up on his pitches and relay them from second base, which contributed to their success, including a home run by Dylan Moore. Schmidt admitted that if he was giving away his pitches, it was a credit to the Mariners for identifying it. Josh Rojas of the Mariners confirmed that Schmidt was clearly tipping his pitches, as seen in video footage. Schmidt has vowed to quickly address and fix the pitch-tipping issue. Yankees manager Aaron Boone also second-guessed one of his bullpen decisions during the game.
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Josh Rojas on the pitch tipping comments from Clarke Schmidt: “I mean, you can see in the videos he was clearly tipping. … Everybody is always trying to look for something when we're out there, trying to find anything we can to gain an advantage.”
Clarke Schmidt said he was tipping pitches and Aaron Boone second-guessed one of his bullpen decisions: https://t.co/DIGWhrwTDK
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Clarke Schmidt said he believes the Mariners were picking up his pitches and relaying them from second base, including on the Dylan Moore HR. He said that's part of baseball and "fair game." "If I'm giving away the pitches, it's a credit to them for being able to find it."
Clarke Schmidt impresses me. Luis Gil impresses me. What do the Yankees do when Cole comes back? 6-man rotation?
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