MLB letter to Yankees sheds light on illicit use of technology during 2015 and 2016 seasons

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A newly released letter sent from the MLB to the New York Yankees in 2017 details the team's illicit use of technology during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. 

In the letter, dated Sept. 14, 2017, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred informed Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman that an investigation into sign-stealing allegations found the team used electronic devices to decode and share opposing teams' signs. 

The letter's release comes after the U.S. Second Court of Appeals denied the Yankees' request to keep the letter under seal earlier this month – and after the team accused the Boston Red Sox of conducting a similar scheme. 

"The Yankees' use of the dugout phone to relay information about an opposing Club's signs during the 2015 season, and part of the 2016 season, constitutes a material violation of the Replay Review Regulations," the letter stated.

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"By using the phone in the video review room to instantaneously transmit information regarding signs to the dugout in violation of the Regulations, the Yankees were able to provide real-time information to their players regarding an opposing Club's sign sequence - the same objective of the Red Sox's scheme that was the subject of the Yankees' complaint," the letter continued. 

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