Coaching signals, an intricate communication system of gestures, has been a staple to deliver messages on baseball and softball fields.

The coach might be telling the player to steal a base or bunt. The other team tries to decode the signals, but if you don’t know the code that is notoriously difficult.

Weary from frequent miscommunication and leery of eagle-eyed sign-stealers, high school baseball and softball coaches have turned to calling plays and pitches with the help of wristbands.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — East Carolina baseball coaches will have a new way of calling pitches this season. Seeking to improve the pace of play and deter sign-stealing, a growing number of ...

Column One Baseball's little gestures mean a lot Angels third base coach Dino Ebel gives signs to baserunners during a game against the Seattle Mariners on June 20 at Angel Stadium.

The rule change in high school baseball for 2024 will allow coaches to use an electronic device to communicate with their catchers.

Think you could be a baseball player? Well, let's start with the mental part of the game. Memorize the meaning behind a third-base coach's signals and take a crack at reading the signs in this ...

Atlantic City High School assistant softball coach Jill Cakert, left, teaches new signals to players, from left, Cassidy Shea, Molly Shea and Maria Saccoccia using a signal fan.