‘Calling a game is an art’: How the evolution of pitch-calling is changing baseball

"As a catcher, you take ownership and have pride for how you play a game and how you work," Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman told Yahoo Sports. "[We] do a lot of work before the game starts game-planning."

With recent technological advancements in the sport, PitchCom — a communication system that allows catchers to relay pitches to pitchers without using signs — has modernized the pitch-calling process. Still, the essential process is the same: The catcher calls a pitch, and with conviction in the pitch and trust in the catcher, the pitcher throws it.

"I think there's a trust factor that comes with calling a game," Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen said. "As a catcher, you try to gain the trust of your manager, the pitching coaches and then, obviously, the trust of the pitching staff."