Is Yankees' Adam Ottavino insinuating that the Blue Jays are stealing signs?

The New York Yankees are a mess right now. They just can’t seem to get the job done, their offense is on a slump and even when they get going, their bullpenthrows away the game. No lead is safe with the Pinstripers thisMLB seasonas they proved it yesterday vs. the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Yankees were up 6-2 until the bottom of the sixth. Then, they were thrashed for 10 runs, including a Grand Slam, to lose 12-7 anddrop their 4th straight game and seventhof their past10.

Then again, regardless of how poorly you’re faring, it’s not that common to see a team get 10 runs in one inning. Even by the laws of averages, odds, you name it, chances are that a team will get three outs beforethat.

Adam Ottavino Insinuates The Blue Jays Could Be Stealing Signs

That’s why Yankees’ reliever Adam Ottavino – who was credited with the loss – hinted that the Blue Jays may have something on him. And while he was self-aware of his poor outing, he fueled a lot of controversies with his comments:

“It’s just bizarre. I mean, myself and Greenedidn’t get any swings-and-misses that whole inning–you know, we’re both wellabove average swing-and-a-miss pitchersso we kind of relya lot on that, not pitching for contactand strike guys out. So not getting swings-and-a-misses is an indication of either my stuff wasn’t good — my location wasn’tgood or that they had something on me, you know, they had a great approach or knew what was coming. Any of that. But I don’t have any of those answers right now. All I know is that I didn’t get it done and I gotta go back and look inside myself and figure out what to do next,” Ottavino said.

Obviously, Ottavino doesn’t have any proof to back down his statementand the truth is that the Yankees are far from a good team right now. But still, 10 runs in one inning will always raise an eyebrow or two.