Cheating at baseball is as American as, er, baseball. From corked bats to sign stealing and steroids, coming up with ways to cheat—or at least bend the rules almost to the breaking point—is something of a tradition in the sport. In the above video, Andy Martino—author of Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing—surveys the history of foul play on the field.
Here's how professional baseball players cheat
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