Tag: MLB
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Baseball should welcome robot umpires sooner rather than later
“You cannot be serious” shouted John McEnroe as he berated umpire Edward James at Wimbledon in the first round of 1981 competition against Tom Gullikson. The American was irate that the official had not seen the chalk fly into the air, siding with the line judge monitoring the middle line of the court. It provided…
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Will Live Sports Ever Be The Same Because of COVID-19?
Live sports have changed because of coronavirus and may never be the same again, right? No one truly knows the answer as to COVID-19 best practices since this is a new pandemic. The NBA is not about to let this tiny, nasty virus stop it from committing to a limited rest of the season schedule…
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Project 2020 By Topps Includes Mike Trout, Derek Jeter, Roberto Clemente, and Ken Griffey Jr.
Project 2020 by Topps Company has sold in excess of 200,000 cards with Mike Trout and Deter Jeter leading the on-demand trading cards available for a limited time. Topps has been in the card business for 70 years and decided to showcase “Project 2020” by commissioning 20 select artists with the task of re-imagining 20…
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La Vida Baseball Partners With Minute Media To Deliver Latino Beisbol Lifestyle Content
La Vida Baseball is poised to continue growing their Latino beisbol lifestyle media company muy rapido together with Minute Media. LVB (@LaVidaBaseball) was launched in 2017 and is owned by TeamWorks Media in Chicago. Today, they announced a new partnership with Minute Media on a multi-year deal to leverage the latter’s technology platform to increase…
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Strat-O-Matic 2020 Season Simulation Is MLB Fan Ready And COVID-19 Proof
Defending Champion Nationals Among Opening Day Winners In Strat-O-Matic 2020 Season Simulation Major League Baseball fans can enjoy the Stat-O-Matic 2020 Season Simulation of opening day and regular season games because coronavirus has caused a leaguewide postponement of game activities. Fear not because COVID-19 hasn’t cancelled the market leader in sport simulations from producing game…
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New Field of Dreams Ballpark Featuring White Sox and Yankees MLB Game Set For Aug 13, 2020
Major League Baseball announced that on August 13, 2020 the new Field of Dreams (© Universal City Studios LLC) ballpark, “MLB at _Field of Dreams_” will be ready for the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankee game played in a temporary ballpark constructed in the cornfield next to the original ballfield used for the movie…
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MLB Authorizes FanDuel As Official Gaming Operator
FanDuel signed on today as a MLB Authorized Gaming Operator in a multi-year deal. Sportradar will provide access to official MLB data to power this new sports betting alignment. This is FanDuel’s first business arrangement with Major League Baseball or any of their 30 clubs. Microbetting is at the heart of this deal in the…
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YouTube Streaming MLB Game of the Week for Free Next Thirteen Weeks
Sports streaming scored with the deal between MLB and YouTube to stream the ‘Game of The Week’ on Thursday’s to viewers free of charge with no required sign-in. YouTubeTV will also broadcast these baseball games to subscribers. The exclusive 2019 season arrangement is a step in the direction of livestreaming as fans across the United…
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Monkey Knife Fight Daily Fantasy Sports Prop Gaming MLB Ready
When you hear Monkey Knife Fight (MKF), what comes to mind? There is a small probability since I am a sports technology curator for the Sports Techie community blog, you may have guessed daily fantasy sports (DFS) but I doubt it. I chatted with Monkey Knife Fight President, Nic Sulsky, about the sports tech startup…
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Jackie Robinson Pro Baseball Contracts To Be Sold At Live Auction By Goldin Auctions
The original Jackie Robinson professional baseball contracts while he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Montreal Royals, together valued at $36 million, are slated to be sold at a Live Auction on January 31 in New York City. The two items went on sale yesterday during Martin Luther King Jr. Day running until the 100th…