Push-button pitching: MLB to let pitchers call own signals

Bases loaded, one out, full count and Luis Castillo knows exactly what pitch he wants to throw.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Bases loaded, one out, full count and Luis Castillo knows exactly what pitch he wants to throw.

Starting this month, he can call it himself.

In yet another nod to new technology, Major League Baseball will permit pitchers in spring training to wear wristbands that will let them signal to the catcher what’s coming next.

The experiment that will begin Feb. 24 when exhibition play begins with Seattle-San Diego and Texas-Kansas City matchups in the Cactus League. All 30 teams are scheduled

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