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Red Sox, Yankees made headlines with sign-stealing accusations, but it’s common part of game

Related Topics: Yankees–Red Sox rivalry

Of course, the latest controversy concerning the skirting of Major League Baseball rules had to come during a Red Sox-Yankees series.

As if there isn’t enough fodder for the back pages of the New York tabloids or enough vitriol for the mind-numbing hot takes of Boston sports radio — a place where insanity is embraced by ignorance.

If you missed it, and it seems hard to believe that’s possible, the Red Sox and Yankees are accusing the other of stealing pitch signs.

This is a common and legal practice that’s been going on in baseball since its early days.