Baseball season officially kicks off March 28, and fans are set to experience a shift in their stadium visits across the country. One such change is taking place at Citizens Bank Park, home to the Philadelphia Phillies, where facial recognition ticketing will be introduced at all main entrance gates on...
After what fans have felt like a very long time, baseball is getting back to normal on April 1 as opening day officially happens nationwide. There was a baseball season in 2020, of course, but it didn’t officially get off the ground until late June...
After a long delay, lots of negotiations and millions of desperate fans becoming concerned that the season was headed toward being a wholesale strikeout, Major League Baseball (MLB) has returned after a four-month COVID-related delay. But “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” might need an update...
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, consumers might want refunds on things they have already paid for but may not be able to use. Sports teams, for instance, are offering to provide credits or refunds. The Cleveland Indians unveiled credit...
March 30, 2024
Baseball is back, and this year, more stadiums are tapping frictionless checkout to cut labor costs while meeting fans’ demand to spend as little time out of their seats as possible. Colorado Rockies’ Coors Field is expanding its use of Amazon’s Just Walk Out frictionless checkout technology, according to a March 21 news release. It’s also adding self-checkout kiosks from solution provider Tapin2. […]
May 27, 2020
If baseball returns to parks this year, the highest paid players could lose most of their salaries, according to a proposal by Major League Baseball (MLB). Under the owners’ plan, star players could lose 80 percent of their salaries, while lower paid players could keep up to 90 percent of their check, CNBC reported. In […]
May 17, 2020
The New York Yankees are looking at a shortfall of $312 million if this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) season ends up going forward with no fans in the stadium....
May 12, 2020
If Major League Baseball (MLB) gets its way, the words “play ball” will echo in empty parks nationwide starting in July. MLB owners are pitching a proposal to play about...
April 25, 2017
Mastercard, the credit card company, announced Monday (April 24) that cardholders will have a chance to win a trip for two to the 2017 MLB All-Star Game in Miami when...
