The future of baseball training was on display this week in a sterile subdivision of the Mandalay Bay’s South Pacific Ballroom. As nearly every decision maker across the sport gathered in Las Vegas for the annual winter meetings, club executives took breaks from discussing trades and free agents to visit the first MLB-organized Baseball Operations Tech Expo.
SportTechie was offered an exclusive tour inside the otherwise closed exhibition. The league office acted as a clearinghouse and hand-picked 23 sports technology companies to demonstrate their wares for the 30 MLB organizations. The devices and platforms covered a breadth of developmental needs such as on-field performance, fitness training, athlete management, and general wellness.