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More Pop! in the lineup: Funko Field is new name for minor league baseball stadium north of Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on March 20, 2019March 21, 2019 at 4:01 pmComment

The Seattle Mariners will be playing in a hometown stadium with a new name this season, and so will the team’s Class A affiliate up north. Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based… Read More

Seattle Mariners joining other pro sports franchises with increased move to mobile ticketing

by Kurt Schlosser on March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 at 2:21 pmComment

The Seattle Mariners have a bunch of new faces on the field, a new name on the stadium and an increasingly new way to get tickets to a game as… Read More

Mariners fans tee off on T-Mobile Park and take shots against new Seattle baseball stadium name

by Kurt Schlosser on December 19, 2018December 20, 2018 at 10:28 am1 Comment

When your team has the longest post-season drought in all of American professional sports, there is little news — short of getting into the playoffs — that will sound like… Read More

Mariners see magenta: T-Mobile Park is the new name for Seattle’s pro baseball stadium

by Taylor Soper on December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 at 9:59 am1 Comment

Mariners fans, meet magenta. Seattle’s pro baseball stadium will be named T-Mobile Park for the next 25 years after a new deal between the Mariners and the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless… Read More

T-Mobile Field? Uncarrier Park? Report says wireless giant to assume naming rights for Seattle baseball stadium

by Kurt Schlosser on November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 at 11:17 am 3 Comments

The Safeco Field signage came down from Seattle’s baseball stadium a week ago, and according to a new report, the T-Mobile name will be up in time for the 2019… Read More

Lorena Martin

Seattle Mariners’ data guru Lorena Martin rips team’s leadership after being fired from unique job

by Kurt Schlosser on November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 at 4:58 pm1 Comment

Lorena Martin, the first Director of High Performance with the Seattle Mariners, is out after just one season with the Major League Baseball team, and she’s not leaving on friendly… Read More

Video

TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

by Starla Sampaco on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

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

Video

MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots

by Taylor Soper on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

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

Video

Seattle Mariners turn ahead clock, again, to 2027 and the fun is in the geeky, futuristic details

by Kurt Schlosser on July 1, 2018July 1, 2018 at 10:38 am1 Comment

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

Seattle Mariners

Play by play: How I caught the Mariners no-hitter, and what it says about the new era of sports

by Kurt Schlosser on May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 at 2:57 pmComment

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

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Diamond Kinetics uses embedded sensors to help MLB batters and pitchers improve performance

by Taylor Soper on March 6, 2018March 7, 2018 at 11:02 amComment

From inside a lab at the University of Pittsburgh to a local Dunkin Donuts shop and finally to Major League Baseball, it’s been a quite the sports technology adventure for… Read More

Lorena Martin

Geek of the Week: Lorena Martin brings edge to Seattle Mariners as physical and mental data guru

by Kurt Schlosser on November 24, 2017November 24, 2017 at 8:51 amComment

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

Safeco Field

Photos show Seattle Mariners’ home ballpark being torn up as Safeco Field gets a major resurfacing

by Kurt Schlosser on October 9, 2017October 11, 2017 at 7:06 amComment

If the Seattle Mariners “left it all on the field” at the end of the 2017 baseball season they won’t be able to get it back next year, as the… Read More

Seattle Mariners pitcher and Moose mascot stand up against internet bullies in new kids book

by Kurt Schlosser on July 22, 2017July 21, 2017 at 2:47 pmComment

Not content with just battling opponents on the baseball field, the Seattle Mariners are taking on internet bullies, too, with a new children’s book featuring the team’s star pitcher and… Read More

How these Mariners minor leaguers ended up spending more than $650 on an Uber

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 19, 2017July 21, 2017 at 11:01 amComment

After American Airlines threw Tacoma Rainiers infielder D.J. Peterson some sort of curveball, he and his teammates Daniel Vogelbach, Pat Light, and Mark Lowe were forced to take a very… Read More

Jerry Dipoto

Seattle Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto: Team is at cutting edge of analyzing players’ mental health — and they eat right, too

by Kurt Schlosser on June 22, 2017July 4, 2017 at 9:37 amComment

Seattle Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto has been around baseball for a lot of years, as a player and as an executive. He recognizes, that despite all the tech and data… Read More

Photos

Alexa at the ballpark: Testing Amazon Echo inside a Seattle Mariners suite at Safeco Field

by Taylor Soper on May 18, 2017May 18, 2017 at 5:41 pmComment

Amazon’s voice technology has made its way into Major League Baseball. Earlier this month, the Seattle Mariners became the first professional sports franchise to place Amazon Echo devices inside stadium… Read More

MLB players and coaches sound off on using robotic umpires to call balls and strikes

by Taylor Soper on July 29, 2016August 4, 2016 at 10:00 amComment

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

Why the Minnesota Twins are giving fans virtual reality cardboard headsets

by Taylor Soper on June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 at 11:29 amComment

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

Photos

Photos: Inside the new high-tech Root Sports Northwest studio

by Taylor Soper on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 at 11:43 amComment

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

Bill Nye geeks out on the science of baseball and his ‘Fango’ ball retriever invention

by Taylor Soper on May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 at 8:21 amComment

“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

Apple inks deal with Major League Baseball to let managers use iPads in dugouts during games

by Taylor Soper on March 29, 2016March 30, 2016 at 7:56 pmComment

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

Here are the best and worst MLB stadiums for mobile network data performance

by Taylor Soper on October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 at 11:51 am 2 Comments

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

This app, used at the Little League World Series, is helping youth pitchers avoid long-term injuries

by Taylor Soper on August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 at 6:39 pmComment

A simple app is helping youth baseball players preserve arm strength and avoid potential injuries later in their careers. GameChanger provides a digital scorekeeping app to more than 125,000 amateur baseball… Read More

A lesson from that Cardinals-Astros hack: Don’t use old passwords at your new company

by Bob Sullivan on June 19, 2015July 1, 2015 at 10:41 am1 Comment

First of all, if you haven’t read it, you must: The FBI is investigating baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals for hacking the Houston Astros, according to the New York Times. Someone… Read More

FBI investigating Cardinals baseball team for hacking rival Astros database

by Taylor Soper on June 16, 2015June 16, 2015 at 9:12 amComment

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

Why this startup CEO is taking his family to 30 MLB ballparks this summer

by Taylor Soper on May 17, 2015May 17, 2015 at 8:52 am 2 Comments

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

App of the Week: How to get the most out of MLB ‘At Bat’ — for free

by Todd Bishop on May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 at 4:29 pm 2 Comments

One of the best sports apps on the market is MLB.com “At Bat.” It’s a must-have app for any baseball fan. But because Major League Baseball promotes the premium subscription for the… Read More

Here are the new stats MLB is measuring from each play with StatCast real-time tracking technology

by Taylor Soper on April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 at 5:03 pmComment

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

Baseball analytics: Mystery MLB team uses a Cray supercomputer to help win more games

by Taylor Soper on April 6, 2015April 7, 2015 at 11:20 am1 Comment

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

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