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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The New York Mets are experimenting in spring training games with calling pitches from the dugout, following in the footsteps of the division-rival Miami Marlins.
The added wrinkle was on display during the Mets’ Grapefruit League matchup against the Houston Astros on Thursday. Often, but not for every pitch, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez looked over to his club’s dugout and received a signal from catching coach J.P. Arencibia before pushing the buttons to call for starter Kodai Senga‘s next offering via PitchCom.
Source: Mets experiment with dugout relaying pitch calls to catcher – ESPN