John Stanton, the Seattle Mariners CEO and a key figure in the new era of MLB rules, sees a future for automated balls and strikes in the big leagues. He’d… Read More
Drones will help baseball fans get closer to the action in a first-of-its-kind production feat during the MLB All-Star Game in Seattle on Tuesday. GeekWire went behind-the-scenes Monday at T-Mobile… Read More
Amazon is expanding its sports media footprint with a new deal to stream New York Yankees baseball games this season. The Seattle tech giant will stream 21 Yankees games on… Read More
Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007 James Bond’s next ride? Flying cars grab Farnborough Airshow’s spotlight… Read More
Deeper stats, predicted pitches, and live commentary produced by robots in the voice of iconic announcers — it could all be coming to Major League Baseball broadcasts soon. MLB re-upped… Read More
The Seattle Mariners went back to the future on Saturday night with a celebration rooted in the past. In honor of the 20th anniversary of “Turn Ahead the Clock Night,”… Read More
For any Mariners fans hoping to watch today’s game against Texas, your only option is Facebook. That’s because of a deal Major League Baseball inked in March to stream 25… Read More
Embed from Getty Images I didn’t know that Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton was throwing a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday until the game was practically over.… Read More
If baseball is a numbers game, who better to have on your team than a true data geek? For the first time in team history, the Seattle Mariners have hired… Read More
[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every week.] TAYLOR’S TAKE: There’s only one place this… Read More
As part of Apple’s flurry of announcements today, the company unveiled new augmented reality features for its new iPhone devices and showed off the technology integrated with MLB’s At Bat… Read More
Baseball fans probably don’t think too much about cloud computing. But they are certainly being exposed to Amazon Web Services during this year’s World Series. If you’ve been tuning into… Read More
Disney announced today that it will acquire a 33 percent stake in BAMTech, the streaming video company spun out of Major League Baseball’s digital business that is valued at $3 billion.… Read More
There are some debates that seem to come up during every baseball season. Whether the National League should start using designated hitters; which players deserve to be in the Hall of Fame; why… Read More
Twitter today announced another sports-related streaming deal. As a result of a new partnership with MLB Advanced Media, Twitter will stream one out-of-market MLB and NHL game per week to both logged-in… Read More
This might be the geekiest giveaway in sports history. The Minnesota Twins are giving away 5,000 cardboard virtual reality viewers to fans attending the July 29 game against the Chicago… Read More
KING5 revamped its TV studio in February. Q13 did the same a few weeks later. And now it’s Root Sports Northwest’s turn. It’s become the year of the TV studio… Read More
“Baseball is science, people.” That’s one fun soundbite from Bill Nye’s recent appearance on MLB Central, a daily live show hosted by MLB that’s all about professional baseball. Nye, promoting… Read More
Major League Baseball is partnering with San Francisco-based tech giant New Relic to highlight how data and analytics impact the games we love to watch and play. The two organizations have… Read More
The NFL has the Surface. Now, MLB has the iPad. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday evening that Major League Baseball has inked a multi-year deal with Apple that will allow managers to… Read More
T-Mobile renewed its sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball for three more years, the wireless carrier announced today. And as part of the deal, T-Mobile subscribers are getting free access to the… Read More
Major League Baseball wants its players embracing Snapchat as a way to bring fans closer to the game. The league announced Friday that as part of a new multi-year deal with mobile… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Major League Baseball is serious about bringing its sport to China. At the big Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the league today announced a three-year partnership with Chinese… Read More
Having a reliable network connection while attending a baseball game can be important. More and more, fans are using their smartphones as an e-ticket, to locate certain amenities, and of course,… Read More
The technology arm of Major League Baseball — MLB Advanced Media — has a $600 million deal in place with the National Hockey League and is preparing to spin out into its… Read More
Your typical “hack” story doesn’t typically involve two Major League Baseball teams, but that’s exactly what the FBI and Justice Department are investigating. The New York Times reported Tuesday that… Read More
There are some traditional ways to market your startup, but traveling around the country with your family in a Volkswagen camper van to 30 different Major League Baseball stadiums is certainly… Read More
Baseball has always been a sport with an immense amount of statistics. Thanks to some advanced technology, we’re about to see a whole lot more. During the Cardinals vs. Nationals… Read More
Out of the 28 Major League Baseball teams competing today on “Opening Day,” there are a handful of squads using data and analytics to gain an advantage on the diamond. However, only one is… Read More