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For our best rates, book direct at leonardohotels.com.uk. Welcome back to our special two-part series here on the Athletic Podcast Network.

I am Mike Smelts.

In episode one, we looked at how the fan experience will change in the near future,

how going to the games, watching the games, and

taking a piece of the games home are shifting in the digital age. Today, we're looking at

what is evolving from the player team and league perspective. Now, baseball is a sport that

straddles both the cutting edge of innovation and a dedication to its roots. One element of the

game that has spanned the decades is players and teams' dedication to cheating.

It's a big salvo in the war over the stealing signs.

You know, everyone's always trying to steal each other's signs.

They still are.

That is Enosaris, baseball writer at The Athletic, who often writes about the confluence of analytics and gameplay in the sport.

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