Royals’ Cueto accuses Blue Jays of stealing signs in Game 3

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Johnny Cueto, center, walks off the mound after handing the ball to manager Ned Yost (3) during the third inning in Game 3 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, in Toronto. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Johnny Cueto, center, walks off the mound after handing the ball to manager Ned Yost (3) during the third inning in Game 3 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, in Toronto. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press October 20, 2015 3 min read

TORONTO (AP) – Kansas Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez says teammate Johnny Cueto believes the Toronto Blue Jays were stealing signs in their Game 3 victory Monday night in the American League Championship Series.

Volquez, Kansas City’s Game 5 starter, said Cueto thought the Blue Jays were having signs relayed to them from center field during an 11-8 win. Cueto was chased with no outs in the third inning, having allowed eight runs and six hits.

“I think he said last night, they got a guy in center field. You see how hard it is. He looks to center field and he sees somebody do this or do that. It’s really hard to do that,” Volquez said before Game 4 Tuesday.

Volquez and many others weren’t all that convinced.

“That’s your fault,” Volquez said. “You’ve got to hide the ball and have better communication with the catcher giving you signs when you’re pitching. So it’s nothing wrong with it. We just have to hide the ball and give multiple signs to hide it from them.”