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Originally Posted by sedated
I'm not sure that's true in all cases. I could be wrong, but I heard one of the reasons MLB added crowd noise (in the stadium, not only on the broadcast) was because hitters could hear the catcher moving around and know if he was setting up on the inside or outside the plate.
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Exactly. MLB has the same sound on the broadcast and in the stadium. I think in the exhibition games they didn't and the players noticed right away the catcher was giving away the location with their cleats.