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The Houstonian Review

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PitchCom helps MLB make stealing pitch signals a sign of the past

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From the November 2019 news of the scandal about the Houston Astros using a camera to steal signs, it took one day for John Hankins to start tinkering around with a solution to the problem. Three years later, the Astros have a World Series title earned on merit, and PitchCom, the system that relays the pitch call from catcher to pitcher, has wide acceptance across MLB. Between 90% and 95% of MLB pitchers were using PitchCom by September.

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