TEMPE, Ariz. — Albert Pujols played his first big-league game on the second day of April in 2001. His debut predated the release of the iPhone by six years, the iPad by nine and the Apple Watch by 14. Pujols arrived in the majors during a curious age — teams utilized technology, but the proliferation had yet to overwhelm the sport. He could watch video of his at-bats; he also didn’t try to check the footage in the middle of the game. He will not complain about a return to that analog era.



“If they want to take it away, then let’s go back to old school,” Pujols said at Angels camp this week. “I’m good with that.”



The issue has been broached often in Arizona and Florida this spring. As part of the fallout from the Astros sign-stealing scandal, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is considering implementing sweeping changes to prevent another cheating fiasco. He does not feel compelled to remove trash cans from every...