Andy Pages has been one of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ most important players this season for his ability to impact a game on both sides of the ball.
While Pages has made his biggest strides as a hitter and playing center field, he also provides value in other ways. The 25-year-old has developed somewhat of a reputation for being able to pick up signs from second base, which potentially played a role in the Dodgers’ 11-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.
Pages made several gestures with his arms before Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Robert Gasser, leading Brewers manager Pat Murphy to believe that pitch tipping was a factor in the Dodgers’ comeback win.
However, Pages refused to take credit for assisting Hernández on his home run, via Jack Harris of the California Post.
When asked if he should get an assist for Hernández’s blast, he chuckled and said: “No, not on that one.”
“There’s times where I will take credit [for relaying the right pitch],” Pages quipped.
Pages indicated that he did not pick up any signals from Gasser, but likes to keep pitchers guessing as a way to throw them off their game.
“It’s part of the competition, doing stuff like that, just distracting the pitcher, kind of getting him out of rhythm,” Pages said. “Whether he leaves pitches over the plate or not, that has nothing to do with it. It’s part of the competition, just kind of going back and forth with the pitcher, as well.”
Pages made headlines earlier this season when he appeared to relay signs from second base during a game against the Washington Nationals.
Pages was previously involved in another potential pitch-tipping incident during Game 1 of the 2025 National League Division Series, which coincidentally came as Hernández hit a homer against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Dave Roberts backs up Andy Pages
The manner in which Pages seemingly goes about relaying pitches from second base is not against MLB rules, which manager Dave Roberts noted while also downplaying the notion that the Dodgers had any info on Gasser.
“All teams do it. Whether you have them to disguise or act like you have them, the gamesmanship part of it,” he said on SportsNet LA. “If you can make a pitcher feel you’ve got their signs, then you’ve already won. And honestly right there, I don’t think we had the signs.
“I think Teo took a great swing and it wasn’t really a great pitch. But yeah, I’m honestly not certain.”
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