Pedroia unapologetic on sign-stealing charges

The Red Sox don’t appear ready to go on an apology tour anytime soon now that it’s public knowledge that they’re being investigated for stealing signs from the New York Yankees.

On Tuesday afternoon, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski grinned and occasionally joked through a short press conference, making it clear that he wasn’t the least bit remorseful , while  taking playful jabs at the Yankees for allegedly leaking the story to the New York Times on the day that commissioner was scheduled to be in Boston.

On Wednesday, it was more of the same with Dustin Pedroia, one of the players allegedly caught being involved in relaying signs from the training staff to teammates on the bases.

“Obviously, I’ve played against the Yankees for 11 years,’’ said Pedroia. “(Stealing signs) is part of the game, so our adjustment to that stuff is to go out to the mound and change the signs. So, we just keep it at that. It’s baseball; it’s part of the game. It’s been around for a long time.  I mean, we were doing that at Douglass Junior High School where I played, so I don’t think this should be news to everybody.’’

Reminded that the Red Sox were accused of using electronic devices to advance their sign-stealing, Pedroia said: “I don’t really know what the rule book says on that. I know we have IPads in the dugout. I mean, is that a false thing, too? Are we not supposed to have IPads in there?’’

Pedroia said he hasn’t spoken to commissioner Rob Manfred, but noted the investigators had a picture of Pedroia, Chris Young and Brock Holt in the dugout.

“I was talking to the trainer about what time I’m rehabbing the next day,’’ said Pedroia of the picture in question, “because (at the time I was) on the DL. And they had a nice one of Doug (Fister) with an earpiece in; it was his mouth guard. So, I mean it’s baseball, man.

“We already played them 19 times. They beat us, how many, 11? They beat us. I’m not going to cry to anybody about it. That’s baseball. Right now, we’re playing the Blue Jays, we’re focused on that and whatever is talked about is talked about. You can’t control that.’’

Pedroia said he wasn’t bothered by the fact that story was leaked.

“Nothing bothers me, man,’’ Pedroia said. “Playing in this environment you kind of have to have think skin and turn the page on whatever is being said because a lot of it is just talk and that’s it. I mean, you just go play. It’s baseball.

“I don’t have anything to say about anything. We’re here to play baseball games. We’ve got a 3.5 games lead in our division. Other than that, nobody gives a (crap). We’re trying to win baseball games.’’