Laser tag: Mets call out Dodgers for using device

7:18 PM ET

NEW YORK – The New York Mets have alerted Major League Baseball to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ use of electronic technology in an effort to prepare their players for proper defensive positioning.

“I don’t want to make it more than it was, but we observed some members of the Dodgers organization using technology to establish defensive positions, presumably for use during the game,” Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Saturday. “We weren’t sure that was appropriate. But Major League Baseball is going to look at that issue. So I don’t really have any further comment.”

The Dodgers did not deny using something similar to a global positioning system (GPS), or a laser range finder similar to what might be used during a round of golf, to establish points on the outfield, but flatly denied that electronic assistance is used during games.

“No. 1, we do a lot with analytics and preparing our fielders,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “And so as far as a laser in-game, that has never been the case nor will it ever, unless it is allowed by Major League Baseball, which I don’t foresee. So this is something where, before a series, (we do) to help place our outfielders with depth.”

The Mets alerted MLB about the Dodgers’ use of an electronic device to position their fielders. GM Sandy Alderson said the Mets “weren’t sure that was appropriate.” Adam Rubin/ESPN

At home, the Dodgers also paint small marks on the outfield to establish a central point in each of …

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