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Major League Baseball

Is baseball ready for robot umpires? We fielded an informal survey at the MLB All-Star Game in Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on July 12, 2023July 12, 2023 at 10:11 am

Tuesday night’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle attracted a sea of fans rooting for a variety of players and teams. In a tech city, it felt appropriate to… Read More

Testing T-Mobile’s ‘MLB Next’ app: AR tech adds boost to in-stadium All-Star baseball experience

by Kurt Schlosser on July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 at 8:10 am

The hardest thing about testing a mobile app during Monday’s Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park in Seattle was the action on the field. It’s not that T-Mobile’s new “MLB… Read More

Drones light up Seattle sky with baseball images and more as part of All-Star Game celebration

by Kurt Schlosser on July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 at 9:46 am

Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez hopes to knock the lights out in Monday’s MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby. On Sunday, he showed up in the lights, as part of… Read More

Amazon’s tech is a hit: Seattle Mariners add three more stadium stores featuring ‘Just Walk Out’

by Kurt Schlosser on March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 at 12:40 pm

Technology and tech culture are taking a permanent spot in the lineup at T-Mobile Park this season. The Seattle Mariners have added three more food and beverage stores with Amazon’s… Read More

Major League Baseball made a pitch, but Seattle seafood spot Ray’s stays hooked on its web address

by Kurt Schlosser on September 20, 2022September 21, 2022 at 10:17 am

Major League Baseball has gotten a little closer to having possession of the desired web addresses for all 30 of its professional teams. One of the last remaining holdouts, Twins.com,… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire at the Ballpark: AM radio vs. digital audio; robot umpires; and Amazon cuts the line

by Todd Bishop on August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 at 11:10 am

Sitting in the stands down the first base line Thursday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, I was feeling like a real fan, in my white Mariners jersey with GEEKWIRE on… Read More

Fan uses Twitter and DoorDash to deliver pizza to Mariners player at Angel Stadium after brawl

by Kurt Schlosser on June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 at 9:23 am

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker had a little pep in his step on Sunday after igniting a benches clearing brawl against the Los Angeles Angels after being hit by a… Read More

Video

‘Way cooler than standing in line’: Mariners fans get first crack at Amazon tech in new ballpark market

by Kurt Schlosser on May 24, 2022May 25, 2022 at 5:08 pm

The Seattle Mariners and their fans would certainly be happy to have a few more walk-off wins this season. Perhaps a new “Walk-Off Market,” complete with Amazon’s cashierless technology, will… Read More

Video

Seattle-area startup Tagboard signs 4-year deal with MLB to enhance digital fan experience

by Kurt Schlosser on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 at 9:01 am

Redmond, Wash.-based Tagboard has entered into a new four-year deal with Major League Baseball to help the league create interactive content and experiences utilizing the startup’s cloud-based production platform. Following… Read More

T-Mobile swings for 5G fences at World Series with FieldCams and BatterCams during batting practice

by Kurt Schlosser on October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 at 11:04 am

T-Mobile is promising baseball fans a unique look at player warm-ups before the start of the World Series on Tuesday, with 5G-powered FieldCams and BatterCams streaming the action. The Bellevue,… Read More

Longtime Seattle Mariners fan, once seriously hurt by foul ball, gets hit again — in the cardboard cutout

by Kurt Schlosser on August 25, 2020August 26, 2020 at 7:12 am

Longtime Seattle Mariners fan David Boardman was 2,700 miles away from Seattle, in Philadelphia, when he managed to “catch” a foul ball during a baseball game at T-Mobile Park. More… Read More

Mariners owner talks coronavirus safety measures and why baseball is vital to the national psyche

by Kurt Schlosser on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 at 10:37 am

Seattle Mariners majority owner and chairman John Stanton thinks the country could really use some baseball right about now to help heal some of its ailments. To get there, his… Read More

T-Mobile and Seattle Mariners putting fans on the mound with immersive livestream during practice

by Kurt Schlosser on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 at 3:34 pm

You might not have what it takes to throw a pitch for the Seattle Mariners, but you can at least stand around on the mound and watch. Virtually at least.… Read More

Video

Seattle Mariners try to keep fans in the game with streaming practices, virtual cheering and more

by Kurt Schlosser on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 at 4:55 pm

If you’re going to root, root, root for Mariners in Seattle these days, you’re going to have to do it virtually as baseball has taken on a whole new look… Read More

Video

A virtual slugfest: Seattle Mariners players take on fans in baseball video game tournament

by Kurt Schlosser on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 at 3:44 pm

They can’t step on real grass, swing for real fences or hear the cheers of real fans, but Seattle Mariners players are still getting in some baseball, albeit virtually, during… Read More

Taken out of the ball game, coaches go online to teach skills and aid Fred Hutch’s COVID-19 fight

by Kurt Schlosser on April 11, 2020April 10, 2020 at 4:51 pm

Tanner Swanson was a week away from starting his first full season in the Major Leagues as a member of the New York Yankees coaching staff. As the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More

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My, oh magenta! T-Mobile customers will see extra perks at Seattle’s newly renamed baseball stadium

by Kurt Schlosser on March 20, 2019March 25, 2019 at 12:21 pm

The Seattle Mariners like to say that their fans are “True to the Blue,” but the new look and some of the amenities at T-Mobile Park, the team’s newly named… 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 pm

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

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 pm

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

New twist on the old ballgame: Major League pitcher is first to use emojis for name on jersey

by Kurt Schlosser on August 26, 2018August 26, 2018 at 10:44 am

It’s “Players’ Weekend” throughout Major League Baseball and that means a chance for the pros to put a little pop of color and personality into the uniforms they wear throughout… 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 pm

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

MLB VR Home run derby

Fans can swing for the fences in a virtual reality Home Run Derby during baseball’s All-Star Game

by Kurt Schlosser on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 at 11:08 am

The Home Run Derby is often the most exciting part of Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star Game festivities. This year, fans will get the chance to swing for the fences… 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 pm

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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Safeco Field to use biometric security system for fan entrance and potentially alcohol purchases

by Kurt Schlosser on March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 at 4:32 pm

Getting through security lines and into Safeco Field to see a Seattle Mariners baseball game could be a smoother process for fans who sign up with Clear, makers of a biometric… 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 am

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

Safeco Field

‘Alexa, get us some wins!’ Seattle Mariners add Amazon Echos to private suites at ballpark

by Kurt Schlosser on May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 at 2:29 pm

Fans of the Seattle Mariners might have a lot of questions about why their team is off to a slow start this season. Amazon’s Alexa probably doesn’t have the answers,… Read More

Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's

Seattle Mariners and Oakland A’s come out swinging on Twitter and trade jabs over new ads

by Kurt Schlosser on March 16, 2017March 16, 2017 at 2:48 pm

If Major League Baseball decides to put together an all-star team called the Internet Trolls, social media folks from the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics could land spots on the squad.… Read More

Whoop

Major League Baseball is first to allow the use of a device to collect player biometrics in games

by Kurt Schlosser on March 6, 2017March 6, 2017 at 3:27 pm

Seasoned Major League Baseball managers who think they’ve got a beat on player performance by counting pitches and so forth will soon gain access to more detailed data analysis. The… Read More

HBO Real Sports

HBO throws a strike at baseball tradition with ‘Real Sports’ look at how umpires compare to computers

by Kurt Schlosser on September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 at 11:59 am

Take him out of the ballgame? That would seem to the logical conclusion when it comes to home plate umpires if the decision is based on accuracy in calling balls and… Read More

ESPN to offer subscription streaming service after Disney pays $1B to acquire 33% of MLB’s tech arm

by Taylor Soper on August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 at 3:03 pm

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

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