As its embrace of exceedingly questionable rule alterations in recent seasons reflects, Major League Baseball is no longer the change-averse organization it once was. Now the MLB has shown it’s ready to innovate with TV coverage of the game, too, by featuring video feeds from a DJI drone during a college tournament this weekend.
In a sign that America’s favorite pastime is not buying into the anti-China sentiments roiling the nation’s capital – and driving bans on Chinese-built drones – MLB deployed a DJI Inspire II over certain action during the “MLB4” collegiate baseball tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition to overflights to capture the full expanse of the field and stadium, plans also called for the UAV to follow batters circling the bags after dingers, and accompanying pitchers on their commutes between dugouts and the mound. Other potential situations were aerial shots of relievers trotting in from the bullpen, and stop-time…
