Major League Baseball today fined Arizona Diamondbacks coach Ariel Prieto after he wore his Apple Watch in the dugout during a game against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night, reports The New York Times.

Prieto violated rules against the use of electronic communications devices when he wore the Apple Watch during the game. Major League Baseball investigated and said there was no sign the watch was used for anything suspicious.

"M.L.B. found no evidence that Mr. Prieto used the Apple Watch or cellphone for any purpose in the dugout, nor any baseball-related communication on either device during Wednesday's game," the statement on Friday said.

Though the watch was not misused, Prieto and the Diamondbacks received a fine in an "undisclosed amount" just for having the watch in the dugout. The money will be donated to hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico.

The Boston Red Sox were also fined last month for using electronic communications devices in the dugout to more quickly relay the opposing team's signs to players on the field. The device in that event was originally said to be an Apple Watch, but later reports suggested it was instead a Fitbit.

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rafark Avatar
104 months ago
Rules are rules.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
brianvictor7 Avatar
104 months ago
There are places where I work that ban these for security reasons. I once forgot to remove my watch in such a zone. I got that very uncomfortable yet strangely exhilarating feeling one gets as a child when going to the bathroom without a hall pass.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
itsmilo Avatar
104 months ago
There are places where I work that ban these for security reasons. I once forgot to remove my watch in such a zone. I got that very uncomfortable yet strangely exhilarating feeling one gets as a child when going to the bathroom without a hall pass.
So this is a real thing in the US? I watched a movie (may have been IT) recently and i was like what is that thing and why isnt he just going to the bathroom
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
skottichan Avatar
104 months ago
To be fair, the Red Sox fessed up to using Apple Watches to steal signs. I don't blame MLB for cracking down.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WestonHarvey1 Avatar
104 months ago
Y
And soon…. we will have big stakes Vegas gamblers using some AppleWatch app to help with card counting.

Hooo boy. Technology is something else, iznt it?
Counting cards with a computer is more illegal than murder in Nevada.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
69Mustang Avatar
104 months ago
To be fair, the Red Sox fessed up to using Apple Watches to steal signs. I don't blame MLB for cracking down.
Here's the thing though. It's not illegal to steal signs. Teams steal signs all the time. Baseball just doesn't want anyone using technology to facilitate the sign stealing. If you steal signs the old school way, nobody cares. Use tech? That's a no no.
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