Los Angeles Angels fired advance scout nicknamed 'Baseball Spy' after he was caught filming Rockies
If you're going to torch your baseball career, at least do it spying on a team worth spying on.As first reported by The Athletic, the Los Angeles Angels fired advance scout Justin Prinstein after he was caught filming the Colorado Rockies' coaching staff from the stands during their June series at Coors Field.This story somehow gets even funnier once you learn the details.Prinstein unironically referred to himself as "The Baseball Spy" on social media, and, to reiterate, he threw away his entire professional career spying on the Colorado Rockies.MLB EFFECTIVELY OUTLAWS USE OF AI ON DUGOUT IPADS DURING GAMESThink about that for a second. It's a squad more than 20 games behind the division lead.It was the Rockies, a franchise so bad that whatever he filmed probably hurt the Angels more than it helped.
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If you're going to torch your baseball career, at least do it spying on a team worth spying on.As first reported by The Athletic, the Los Angeles Angels fired advance scout Justin Prinstein after he was caught filming the Colorado Rockies' coaching staff from the stands during their June series at Coors Field.This story somehow gets even funnier once you learn the details.Prinstein unironically referred to himself as "The Baseball Spy" on social media, and, to reiterate, he threw away his entire professional career spying on the Colorado Rockies.MLB EFFECTIVELY OUTLAWS USE OF AI ON DUGOUT IPADS DURING GAMESThink about that for a second. It's a squad more than 20 games behind the division lead.It was the Rockies, a franchise so bad that whatever he filmed probably hurt the Angels more than it helped. Imagine burning down your life's work just to gain an insider edge against a team that barely knows how to play fundamental baseball.According to The Athletic, Prinstein sat in the designated scout section in Denver, pulled out his smartphone, and started recording Rockies coaches in broad daylight.He wasn't using covert equipment à la Conor Stalions. The "spy" was just holding up a cellphone in the middle of a packed ballpark, making him perhaps the least subtle sleuth in baseball history.
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- If you're going to torch your baseball career, at least do it spying on a team worth spying on.As first reported by The Athletic, the Los Angeles Angels fired advance scout Justin Prinstein after he was caught filming the Colorado Rockies' coaching staff from the stands during their June series at Coors Field.This story somehow gets even funnier once you learn the details.Prinstein unironically referred to himself as "The Baseball Spy" on social media, and, to reiterate, he threw away his entire professional career spying on the Colorado Rockies.MLB EFFECTIVELY OUTLAWS USE OF AI ON DUGOUT IPADS DURING GAMESThink about that for a second. It's a squad more than 20 games behind the division lead.It was the Rockies, a franchise so bad that whatever he filmed probably hurt the Angels more than it helped.
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