PitchCom helps MLB make stealing pitch signals a sign of the past
1 min readFrom 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.