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[Mr.Bill]

1. I think I've heard about signs

being relayed by the base coaches.

[Mr.Bill]

3. A right handed batter would look at the 1st base coach,

a lefty the 3rd base coach. It would be hard to notice the batter looking at them.

[Captain Zero]

4. I thought is always been this way.

Mangers signal the base coaches. Not the batter.

[brush]

7. Nah. It's the 3rd base coach who signs to the batter.

Traditionally he's the one the manager trusts that to. A baseball field is a diamond with the batter/plate at the point and easy for each side batter to see the 3rd base coach with no effort. And the signs are code so who cares if the other team sees them looking at the coach.

3rd base coaches are second in the pecking order to the manager and are also posted there to signal runners coming into 3rd to either slide, hold up, or keep running for home. It's an important post.

[PAMod]

9. This

Also, in the college ranks and below, the manager often coaches third base & gives the signs himself.

[Brother Buzz]

10. That's mostly the case, but if there is a hot base runner on first and a .......

a good contact hitter is up to bat, a ton of the info will be coming from first base, too.

To wit: Check where Freddie Freeman is looking when Mookie Betts is champing on the bit at first base.

Also, the bench coach is above the 3rd base coach in that pecking order; 3rd base coaches takes signals from him. Coaches' and offensive players' heads are on swivels, Baby!

[brush]

11. If a team has a bench coach.

[Cracklin Charlie]

8. I think they may have electronic communications now.

Hubs just said pitchers and catchers are talking electronically now. Batters must still be watching signs.