{"id":407532,"date":"2026-07-22T04:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/407532\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T04:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:18:11","slug":"los-angeles-angels-fired-advance-scout-nicknamed-baseball-spy-after-he-was-caught-filming-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/407532\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Angels fired advance scout nicknamed ‘Baseball Spy’ after he was caught filming Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re going to torch your baseball career<\/a>, at least do it spying on a team worth spying on.<\/p>\n

As first reported by The Athletic, the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> fired advance scout Justin Prinstein after he was caught filming the Colorado Rockies’ coaching staff from the stands during their June series at Coors Field.<\/p>\n

This story somehow gets even funnier once you learn the details.<\/p>\n

Prinstein unironically referred to himself as “The Baseball Spy” on social media, and, to reiterate, he threw away his entire professional career spying on the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n

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\"Perry <\/p>\n

Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian stands during batting practice before a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, May 16, 2025. (MediaNews Group via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Think about that for a second. This wasn’t the Dodgers. It wasn’t the Yankees. It’s a squad more than 20 games behind the division lead.<\/p>\n

It was the Rockies, a franchise so bad that whatever he filmed probably hurt the Angels more than it helped. Imagine burning down your life’s work just to gain an insider edge against a team that barely knows how to play fundamental baseball.<\/p>\n

According to The Athletic<\/a>, Prinstein sat in the designated scout section in Denver, pulled out his smartphone, and started recording Rockies coaches in broad daylight.<\/p>\n

He wasn’t using covert equipment \u00e0 la Conor Stalions. The “spy” was just holding up a cellphone in the middle of a packed ballpark, making him perhaps the least subtle sleuth in baseball history. Someone in the stadium spotted him, notified MLB, and the league office quickly alerted Anaheim.<\/p>\n

\"Angel <\/p>\n

Front entrance of Angel Stadium of Anaheim before the game between the Anaheim Angels and the Boston Red Sox on July 17, 2004, in Anaheim, Calif. The Angels won 8-3. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Since the Houston Astros<\/a> sign-stealing scandal, MLB strictly bans using personal electronics to record coaches or decode signals.<\/p>\n

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Former GM Perry Minasian, who was fired in late June, acted fast and fired Prinstein on the spot.<\/p>\n

Minasian then had to make one of the most embarrassing phone calls of his life, reaching out to Rockies management to apologize for trying to steal secrets from a team that has no secrets worth stealing.<\/p>\n

MLB concluded Prinstein acted alone, sparing the Angels any fines or lost draft picks.<\/p>\n

\"An <\/p>\n

An iPad sits in the dugout during an MLB game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on May 21, 2026. (Brian Rothmuller\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

To top it all off, the stolen intel did not even work.<\/p>\n

The awful Rockies still went out and won two out of three games in the series anyway.<\/p>\n

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Risking your entire career to break MLB rules while spying on Colorado, getting caught immediately, and still losing the series … the only secret he uncovered was how fast you can get fired.<\/p>\n

Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com<\/a> \/ Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela<\/a><\/p>\n

Alejandro Avila is a longtime writer at OutKick, living in Southern California.\u00a0<\/p>\n