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Dylan Hernández: Red Sox investigation does little to solve video problem

LOS ANGELES - Close the video room the way the Los Angeles Dodgers do their cash registers when they're asked to refund tickets. Lock up the iPads and mobile phones.

Don't just restrict the use of electronic devices during games. Eliminate it entirely. Anything less would be inviting more trouble for Major League Baseball.

That's about the only conclusion that could be drawn from Commissioner Rob Manfred's generally inconclusive report on his office's investigation into the Boston Red Sox's improper use of a video replay system during the 2018 season that ended with a

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