document: Yankees to stop hand signals after MLB inquiry The New York Yankees say they are finished flashing hand signals from the stands _ at least for now . General manager Brian Cashman confirmed that the team received a call Saturday from the commissioner 's office inquiring about a club employee relaying information to players after each pitch on opening day . The Daily News reported Saturday that broadcaster Keith Olbermann , a New York 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 Detroit 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 , such as '' `` 93 mph fastball . '' '' '' `` 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 . '' '' Cashman said Weber wears headphones during home games so he can communicate with the scoreboard operator , relaying pitch information that can be displayed in center field for the fans ' enjoyment . Cashman said Joe Garagiola Jr. , baseball 's new disciplinarian , spoke Saturday morning with Yankees vice president and assistant general manager Jean Afterman about the issue . Cashman said there was no mention of any potential punishment and he thought Garagiola was satisfied with the team 's explanation . '' `` I think he recognizes the fact that there 's no real advantage here . But at the same time there is a bulletin out that says you 're not supposed to do that . We explained to him that the first inning the scoreboard was reading 912 mph , so normally that stuff 's out there , '' '' Cashman said . '' `` I think it 's really silly , personally . But we provided all information in a truthful and honest way to Joe . '' '' Cashman said he thinks Garagiola plans to review the policy next week with former Yankees manager Joe Torre , now MLB 's executive vice president for baseball operations . In the meantime , the Yankees will put a stop to those hand signals from the stands . '' `` We 're not going to do it until they resolve what they want , '' '' Cashman said . Regardless , the GM was surprised by all the '' `` blogosphere '' '' buzz on Friday . '' `` It 's probably more work talking about than it 's worth , '' '' Cashman said . '' `` The psychotics that obsessed about it all day yesterday , I think we all did '' `` em a favor by keeping them off the street and preventing them from hurting others . '' ''
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