Fox Sports is undertaking an extraordinary technical effort to capture every sight and sound of the 117th World Series and concoct a few of its own visual creations to aid fans’ understanding of the strike zone.
The World Series begins Tuesday, Oct. 24 — the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are each one win away from qualifying in their series against the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs, respectively — and will be the network’s 20th broadcast of the Fall Classic (and the first with presenting sponsor YouTube TV).
Among the technological rollout: up to 41 cameras and 121 microphones, including more than a dozen mics for managers, coaches, umpires and players as well as 14 more situated underground and around the playing field (one more than the 13 used in the All-Star Game this summer).