Vanderbilt baseball debuts wearable ‘pitch-signaling’ devices to cut down sign-stealing, improve pace of play

Major League Baseball may be on indefinite hiatus due to the owner-initiated lockout, but there is baseball being played across the country. The college baseball season began this weekend and our Dayn Perry told you everything you need to know about the Division I season.

Over the weekend Vanderbilt (and several other schools) debuted a new wearable pitch-signaling device. Players wear the watch-like device on their glove hand to receive pitch selection information from the coaching staff. The NCAA approved these wearable devices last year. Here they are in action:

Here’s some explanation on Vanderbilt’s new electronic pitch calling bands from today’s SEC Network+ broadcast:
-All 9 players wear one
-Pitchers weren’t allowed to wear them before this season
-Vandy’s catchers do not give the pitcher any signs
-Goal is to enhance pace of play pic.twitter.com/O6tbJtqqIO

— Max Herz (@MaxHerzTalks) February 20, 2022