The Milwaukee Brewers suspect the Los Angeles Dodgers utilized pitch-tipping signals during an 11-3 defeat at American Family Field on May 23, 2026.
Outfielder Andy Pages made noticeable arm and hand movements from second base before a decisive four-run fourth inning.
That inning included a three-run home run by Teoscar Hernández off Brewers pitcher Robert Gasser, erasing Milwaukee's initial 3-0 lead.
Manager and Players React
Brewers manager Pat Murphy acknowledged after the game that the Dodgers' actions at second base appeared evident.
"Teams are really good at it," Murphy said. "Everybody studies it.
We study it.
We don't come in here and tell you when we had pitches at second base, but it was pretty evident that maybe they did at second base."
Murphy emphasized that uncovering physical tells from pitchers and catchers has become standard practice across Major League Baseball.
"There's a huge emphasis on that," Murphy said. "Pitchers have to be able to not give away anything.
It's gotten to a science. Every team does it."
He explained that clubs deploy dedicated departments to scrutinize video for minor inconsistencies in wrist placement, glove closures, or catcher positioning.
Gasser noted he observed Pages shifting his hands and tapping his helmet but needed to review footage to determine if he was inadvertently exposing his grips.
"I did look back once and saw him moving his hands," Gasser said.
"It seemed like my hand was getting covered but I'll have to take a look at it."
The pitcher acknowledged that resolving physical tells is an issue he has encountered before.
"It's definitely something that's come up before," Gasser said. "I thought I had a good grip on it and was covering it up.
Maybe they had something. Maybe not."
Gasser accepted responsibility for the location of the home run ball to Hernández, noting the execution was flawed regardless of any signaling.
Pages denied deciphering specific signs during the matchup, according to a report by Jack Harris of the California Post, but stated he intentionally uses gestures to disrupt opposing pitchers' concentration.
"No, not on that one," Pages said when asked if he deserved an assist for the home run.
He joked about past instances where he successfully conveyed pitch information to teammates from the basepaths.
Pages maintained that gamesmanship on the field serves as a legitimate competitive tool to disrupt a pitcher's timing.
"It's part of the competition, doing stuff like that, just distracting the pitcher, kind of getting him out of rhythm," Pages said.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts defended Pages during an interview on SportsNet LA, asserting that simulating or executing sign-stealing falls within permissible baseball rules and provides a psychological advantage.
"All teams do it.
Whether you have them to disguise or act like you have them, the gamesmanship part of it," Roberts said.
"If you can make a pitcher feel you've got their signs, then you've already won."
Roberts concluded by attributing the scoring play to a quality swing rather than confirmed advanced data on Gasser's pitch selection.
