As time goes by, technology, in all fields and categories, advances and continues to develop further. In baseball this couldn’t be truer. There is some technology that helps the viewer at home and there’s some technology the viewer never sees.
First, there’s is brand new ways to watch the game completely because of advancements in technology. If you have a smart phone, then you can watch any baseball game anywhere with the MLB app. This can make watching every game easy and making sure you never miss a game again. But if you really want to experience the feeling of being at a real game, then you have to try virtual reality. With virtual reality, you can walk around the stadium, watch the game from multiple seats perspectives and even hit against MLB pitchers. Other technology that helps the viewing experience is the strike zone rectangle you can see on TV. This helps the viewer actually distinguish balls from strikes.
There is other technology that the viewer never sees come into play. When coaches are scouting for players they can use specific data gathered from smart bats and smart balls, and choose the best players through this data. There’s also a program called Trackman, the program can track a players swing or pitch. Then they can analyze the videos and watch the footage to see what they need to improve on. They can also make sure all the players are staying healthy with bio tracking and multiple nutritionists. People also believe that in the next few years, all high profile teams will have nap rooms with special wrist bands to monitor sleep (Web-6, Whole Section)