Safeco Field in Seattle is among the venues working with companies to provide biometric entry capabilities. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
This SportTechie Legal article was written by Rob Newman, an attorney in the Chicago office of Loeb & Loeb LLP.
After piloting biometric ticketing at a handful of ballparks, Major League Baseball is planning to expand its use of fingerprint-based tickets around the country in 2019. Biometric identification has hit the big leagues.
The league is partnering with airport security company Clear and Tickets.