The Yankees are finished flashing hand signals after receiving a call from the commissioner's office about a club employee relaying information to players after each pitch on Opening Day.
The New York Daily News reported Saturday that broadcaster Keith Olbermann, a season-ticket holder, put a photo on Twitter of Brett Weber, a Yankees baseball operations coaching assistant, holding up four fingers toward the field during Thursday's game against the Tigers.
Weber was sitting behind home plate and wearing a headset.
Major League Baseball rules prohibit club staff from using hand signals to communicate pitch types or speeds to players.
Cashman said there was a simple explanation: The Yankee Stadium scoreboard was on the fritz, so Weber was just providing the sort of post-pitch details that normally appear for all to see.
"The scoreboard went down. He was relaying after the fact with his fingers to some hitters who wanted it what the velocity was, pitches to the opposing teams' hitter, to the guy on deck," Cashman said. "There's nothing to hide. We've got nothing to hide."
Yankees To Stop Hand Signals After Inquiry





