Kyle Tucker tried to catch New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino off guard on Thursday night by attempting to steal home plate. In the third inning, Severino pulled off his hat to fix his pitch-com receiver. In the moments while Severino was standing still and looking down, Tucker broke for home.There were two outs, and the Houston Astros also had a runner on third. They were up 2-0.Severino was set on the mound with his right foot on the pitching mound as if he were ready to enter his windup. He then pulled off his hat and started inspecting the inside. There was a pitch-com malfunction.The MLB just introduced the pitch-com technology this season. Using it, pitchers can communicate with catchers via digital audio receivers and microphones to transmit messages on what pitches to throw. Up to four defenders can have a pitch-com receiver in their hat at all times.Not all pitchers around the league use it, but many prefer it. It speeds up the game and prevents runners on second base from stealing pitch signs that the catcher directs toward the pitcher. But the pitch-com is still a work in progress, as when Severino had to make adjustments tonight.Talkin' Yanks@TalkinYanksKyle Tucker tries to pull a bush league move by stealing home while Luis Severino was fixing his PitchCom device and he gets thrown out4456260Kyle Tucker tries to pull a bush league move by stealing home while Luis Severino was fixing his PitchCom device and he gets thrown out https://t.co/yjNPC0K6OSKyle Tucker got a good jump, but didn't have enough time. Severino realized what was happening when Tucker was about one-third of the way home. He threw the ball to catcher Jose Trevino, who tagged Tucker for the out.Corey Seager Burner@JasonGr11490842@TalkinYanks That’s some bad baserunning there. Apparently someone forgot to give the garbage can two bangs for don’t steal741@TalkinYanks That’s some bad baserunning there. Apparently someone forgot to give the garbage can two bangs for don’t stealFans immediately reacted on Twitter.New York Yankees starter Luis Severino throws out Kyle Tucker trying to steal home, MLB Twitter reactsNew York Yankees starter Luis Severino holds a 3.38 earned-run average this season.Severino clearly made a mistake on this play. He should've called time and stepped off the pitching rubber in order to kill the game for a few seconds while he fixed his hat. He's lucky he reacted quickly enough to catch Tucker.Billmitchell17@Billmitchell172@TalkinYanks Ehhhh. I hate the Astros and usually look for anything to add to it, but I have to disagree with you here. Would actually call it good heads up baserunning. Probably should have worked. Sevi needs to call time there2@TalkinYanks Ehhhh. I hate the Astros and usually look for anything to add to it, but I have to disagree with you here. Would actually call it good heads up baserunning. Probably should have worked. Sevi needs to call time thereIt was a well-calculated guess by Tucker, but some fans thought it was a little too sneaky.Connor Kurpat@connor_kpat@zakmusso @TalkinYanks @MattSpirio Nah that was foul. You don’t steal when someone is having equipment issues. Shout out to sevy for having high awareness2@zakmusso @TalkinYanks @MattSpirio Nah that was foul. You don’t steal when someone is having equipment issues. Shout out to sevy for having high awarenessConsidering that pitchers have been fiddling with their pitch-coms inside their caps all year, it's surprising that this is the first incident like this.Owen@Alakazam_428That is stunning.Luis Severino was playing with his PitchCom device, and Kyle Tucker, at third, raced toward the plate.Severino picked his head up, fired home, and Tucker was out.I'm surprised something like that hadn't happened until this point.2That is stunning.Luis Severino was playing with his PitchCom device, and Kyle Tucker, at third, raced toward the plate.Severino picked his head up, fired home, and Tucker was out.I'm surprised something like that hadn't happened until this point.Runners need every advantage they can get while trying to steal home.Travis@NotaCuttlefishKyle Tucker just tried to steal home while Luis Severino was fiddling with his pitchcom Kyle Tucker just tried to steal home while Luis Severino was fiddling with his pitchcom 💀The Astros still have not quite lived down their sign-stealing scandal from several years ago.Patrick Foley@AxelFoley21_@betonline_ag Just finding new ways to cheat… what else do you expect from this TRASH org?@betonline_ag Just finding new ways to cheat… what else do you expect from this TRASH org?At the time of writing, the Astros are up 2-1 over the New York Yankees in the eighth inning.