LOS ANGELES -- Shawn Green hit another home run with the Dodgers, which wouldn't have been big news 15 years ago when he set the single-season franchise record with 49 in 2001.
But in 2016?
This time, Green did it as a 44-year-old tech entrepreneur and founder of Greenfly, one of five already successful startups that have received investments from the Dodgers Accelerator Program, a partnership with R/GA that utilizes the Dodgers brand and organizational reach to help young companies grow quickly.
The program's four other selected partner companies this year are: Keemotion, which enables partners such as leagues and universities to unlock video content through automated game production; Renegade Brands, which developed technology to remove stubborn stains and odors from sports apparel; ShotTracker, which captures real-time basketball analytics through sensors embedded in balls and shoes; and WSC Sports, which creates personalized sports highlight videos automatically.