The Red Sox quietly welcomed another cheater into their fold this week.
Former video replay coordinator JT Watkins, who was suspended last season after the MLB said he illegally used game feeds to help steal opponents’ signals during some games in 2018, has returned to the team as a member of professional scouting staff, Bost said. For the globe.
Watkins ‘return was not met with the same fanfare, as was the re-employment of manager Alex Cora, who was reinstated in 2017 after serving a one-year suspension issued by the league for playing a key role in the Astros’ electronic sign-theft scandal.
M.L.B. Was found to be the ringleader of the Cora Astros Cheating of Persecution that shook the game in the last off-season. Although Cora was manager of the Red Sox during the 2018 championship season, he was not given an additional penalty by Commissioner Rob Manfred for Boston violations.
Instead all the blame fell on Watkins, the 311-year-old who spent three seasons as a catcher and first baseman in the Red Sox farm system, breaking a video of opponents before the games.
Watkins denied the allegations but was nevertheless suspended and barred from serving as a replay-room operator until 2021.
The Red Sox were also made second-round picks as part of the penalty.
During its investigation of the Red Sox, the league also determined that Watkins was a “key participant” in the infamous Apple Paul Watch scandal a year ago, “while the Red Sox admitted to using a smartwatch to counter the replay club’s decoded signals.” Included during the game against the Youngkeys.
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