Dugouts To Have Cell Phones As Part Of Deal With T-Mobile

Managers will now make calls to the bullpen on cell phones provided by T-Mobile, who has become the official wireless partner of Major League Baseball.

"Everyone wanted to make this deal happen," said Tim Brosnan, MLB's executive vice president of business. "It just took a while to get here."

The phone system will use T-Mobile's 4G network and a Samsung Galaxy 3, a standard phone that is available to consumers.

The dugout phones will remain in place in case teams prefer to use them.