Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger comments on Max Scherzer tipping his pitches
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New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger spoke to the media about relaying pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
The Yankees got help from an unlikely source in their win on Sunday, as future Hall of Fame starting pitcher Max Scherzer was tipping his changeup in the first inning.
It led to Ben Rice having «the at-bat of the day,» as Yankees manager Aaron Boone described it.
The Yankees put their pitch-tipping expertise into motion after Cody Bellinger, who hit third in the lineup, reached first base on a single.
With Aaron Judge on second base, Bellinger alerted the Yankees captain by motioning his arms up and down, signaling a changeup from Scherzer was coming.
Judge then repeated the motion before Scherzer delivered a changeup, allowing Rice to know that the pitch was coming.
Cody Bellinger reveals that the Yankees talk about pitchers tendencies before every game and will relay information if they can get it
«That is correct. That's what was happening,» Bellinger said after the Yankees' series-clinching 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. «We talk about it pregame, and you just go out there and look for it. If you see it, then you obviously do what you can.»
«I (Bellinger) did it twice, and after the second one, that's when I knew they had something,» France said. «It was pretty obvious. You know, guys at first don't typically flap their arms like that.»
The Yankees' pregame scouting prowess paid off. Bellinger said everyone in the clubhouse, from base coaches to the players, is knowledgeable about every pitcher's tendencies and what to look for when it comes to possible tipping.
Scherzer acknowledged that he was warned about tipping his changeup before he took the mound in the series rubber match.
«It's something we're aware of, that you can get my changeup out of my glove from first base,» Scherzer said. «It's something we've known. It's not just the Yankees. Across the league, guys can do that. I've had multiple people tell me that. I thought I had addressed it, thought I had made the proper adjustment to get my glove in front of my face, but clearly I hadn't.»
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