Microsoft President Brad Smith and wife Kathy Surace-Smith join Mariners ownership group Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith and his wife Kathy Surace-Smith have purchased a stake in the Seattle Mariners,… Read More
Seattle Mariners owner John Stanton on MLB rule changes, robot umpires, and Shohei Ohtani John Stanton, the Seattle Mariners CEO and a key figure in the new era of MLB rules, sees a future… Read More
FOX to use drones and robotic cameras for MLB All-Star Game, testing new baseball broadcast tech Drones will help baseball fans get closer to the action in a first-of-its-kind production feat during the MLB All-Star Game… Read More
Amazon inks deal to stream New York Yankees baseball games on Prime Video Amazon is expanding its sports media footprint with a new deal to stream New York Yankees baseball games this season.… Read More
TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007… Read More
MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Deeper stats, predicted pitches, and live commentary produced by robots in the voice of iconic announcers — it could all… Read More
Seattle Mariners turn ahead clock, again, to 2027 and the fun is in the geeky, futuristic details The Seattle Mariners went back to the future on Saturday night with a celebration rooted in the past. In honor… Read More
Seattle Mariners game airs exclusively on Facebook as part of MLB streaming experiment For any Mariners fans hoping to watch today’s game against Texas, your only option is Facebook. That’s because of a… Read More
Play by play: How I caught the Mariners no-hitter, and what it says about the new era of sports Embed from Getty Images I didn’t know that Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton was throwing a no-hitter against the Toronto… Read More
Geek of the Week: Lorena Martin brings edge to Seattle Mariners as physical and mental data guru If baseball is a numbers game, who better to have on your team than a true data geek? For the… Read More
Amazon’s first NFL live stream, how the MLB is doing AR, and more from the week in sports tech [Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via… Read More
Baseball tech: Apple shows off new iPhone 8 augmented reality feature for MLB At Bat app As part of Apple’s flurry of announcements today, the company unveiled new augmented reality features for its new iPhone devices… Read More
Here’s why you’re seeing the Amazon Web Services logo during the World Series Baseball fans probably don’t think too much about cloud computing. But they are certainly being exposed to Amazon Web Services… Read More
ESPN to offer subscription streaming service after Disney pays $1B to acquire 33% of MLB’s tech arm Disney announced today that it will acquire a 33 percent stake in BAMTech, the streaming video company spun out of… Read More
MLB players and coaches sound off on using robotic umpires to call balls and strikes There are some debates that seem to come up during every baseball season. Whether the National League should start using designated… Read More
Twitter adds more live sports content, will stream free weekly MLB and NHL games Twitter today announced another sports-related streaming deal. As a result of a new partnership with MLB Advanced Media, Twitter will stream one… Read More
Why the Minnesota Twins are giving fans virtual reality cardboard headsets This might be the geekiest giveaway in sports history. The Minnesota Twins are giving away 5,000 cardboard virtual reality viewers… Read More
Photos: Inside the new high-tech Root Sports Northwest studio KING5 revamped its TV studio in February. Q13 did the same a few weeks later. And now it’s Root Sports… Read More
Bill Nye geeks out on the science of baseball and his ‘Fango’ ball retriever invention “Baseball is science, people.” That’s one fun soundbite from Bill Nye’s recent appearance on MLB Central, a daily live show… Read More
New Relic partners with Major League Baseball to highlight data and analytics in sports Major League Baseball is partnering with San Francisco-based tech giant New Relic to highlight how data and analytics impact the games… Read More
Apple inks deal with Major League Baseball to let managers use iPads in dugouts during games The NFL has the Surface. Now, MLB has the iPad. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday evening that Major League… Read More
T-Mobile offers more free MLB.TV access as wireless company renews MLB sponsorship T-Mobile renewed its sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball for three more years, the wireless carrier announced today. And as part… Read More
MLB expands deal with Snapchat, will let players stream video from dugouts during Spring Training Major League Baseball wants its players embracing Snapchat as a way to bring fans closer to the game. The league… Read More
MLB inks deal with Chinese tech giant Letv to stream games in China LAS VEGAS — Major League Baseball is serious about bringing its sport to China. At the big Consumer Electronics Show in Las… Read More
Here are the best and worst MLB stadiums for mobile network data performance Having a reliable network connection while attending a baseball game can be important. More and more, fans are using their… Read More
MLB’s tech arm preps to spin out into $3B business, inks big rights deal with NHL The technology arm of Major League Baseball — MLB Advanced Media — has a $600 million deal in place with the National… Read More
FBI investigating Cardinals baseball team for hacking rival Astros database Your typical “hack” story doesn’t typically involve two Major League Baseball teams, but that’s exactly what the FBI and Justice… Read More
Why this startup CEO is taking his family to 30 MLB ballparks this summer There are some traditional ways to market your startup, but traveling around the country with your family in a Volkswagen camper… Read More
Here are the new stats MLB is measuring from each play with StatCast real-time tracking technology Baseball has always been a sport with an immense amount of statistics. Thanks to some advanced technology, we’re about to… Read More
Baseball analytics: Mystery MLB team uses a Cray supercomputer to help win more games Out of the 28 Major League Baseball teams competing today on “Opening Day,” there are a handful of squads using data and analytics to… Read More
