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Apple strikes deal with MLB to provide every team with iPad Pros

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Apple strikes deal with MLB to provide every team with iPad Pros

TL;DR

  • MLB teams will receive iPad Pro tablets for dugout use.
  • A custom app, MLB Dugout, will provide access to statistics and video analysis.
  • The agreement lifts the ban on electronic devices in MLB dugouts.
  • MLB commissioner Rob Manfred highlights the growing importance of analytics in baseball.
  • Apple's SVP of marketing, Phil Schiller, emphasizes the new capabilities enabled by the tablets.