Red Sox allegedly stole Yankees’ signs

The first-place Boston Red Sox reportedly admitted to Major

League Baseball that they improperly used electronic devices to steal signs from their longtime rival New York Yankees.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Red Sox used a high-tech watch to relay signs by the Yankees catchers during a series last month at Fenway Park.

The newspaper said the Red Sox told MLB investigators that Boston manager John Farrell, general manager Dave Dombrowski and other team executives were not aware of the scheme.

Commissioner Rob Manfred, who was at Fenway Park on Tuesday night as part of a previously planned visit, said he wanted to get the matter resolved quickly. He didn’t comment about possible penalties.

“The only thing that

I can tell you about repercussions is that to the extent that there was a violation on either side — and I’m not saying that there was — to the extent that there was a violation on either side, we are 100 percent comfortable that it is not an ongoing issue — that if it happened, it is no longer happening,” he said.

Farrell said he knew the rule.

“Electronic devices are not to be used in the dugout,” he said before Boston hosted the Toronto Blue Jays. “But beyond that, the only thing I can say it’s a league matter at this point.”

Dombrowski said it was the first time a team he’d worked for had been formally accused of stealing signs.

The Times, according to unidentified sources, said the MLB probe started after Yankees general manager Brian Cashman filed a complaint with the commissioner’s office that included video. The newspaper said the video showed a member of Boston’s training staff looking at his Apple Watch in the dugout and relaying a message to players.

Cubs: Chicago pitcher Jake Arrieta underwent an MRI on his achy right hamstring, and manager Joe Maddon said his team’s ace could have his next start pushed back.

Arrieta is scheduled to start on Saturday when the first-place Cubs host second-place Milwaukee at Wrigley Field.

White Sox: Chicago activated infielder Yoan Moncada from the 10-day disabled list and requested waivers on left-hander Derek Holland for the purpose of granting his unconditional release.

Moncada, who is widely regarded as one of baseball’s top prospects, was sidelined by a bone contusion on his right shin.

Pirates: Pittsburgh announced it extended the contracts for general manager Neal Huntington and manager Clint Hurdle through the 2021 season.

Both have played integral parts in Pittsburgh’s emergence from 20 consecutive losing seasons. The Pirates reached the postseason in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Marlins: Derek Jeter and Bruce Sherman met with department heads Tuesday and will meet with them again Wednesday at Marlins Park to ease the transition in their investment group’s pending purchase of the Miami Marlins.