Major League Baseball news and trends

MLB Says Three Strikes and You’re Outdated to Concessions Payments
Payment Methods // April 06, 2023

With the return of baseball season, major teams are upgrading their in-arena ordering and payments. Take, for instance, New York’s Yankee Stadium, which this year is tapping Uber Eats’ technology to not only enable gamegoers to make food purchases from their seats but also to...

Mobile Ordering Comes to Baseball Stadiums Across the Country
Mobile Commerce // April 11, 2022

Baseball season began last week, and from the West Coast to the East, stadiums are approaching this year with a fresh focus on the concessions experience. Implementing new contactless digital technologies, they aim to bring the frictionless convenience that consumers are used to in their...

MLB’s Latest Pitch: Lower Pay For Million-Dollar Players
Retail // 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...

MLB: Baseball With No Fans Could Mean $640,000 Per Game Loss
Economy // 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. Empty baseball stadiums for games played could result in a loss of $640,000 per game,...

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FTX Investors Add MLB and Formula 1 to Class-Action Lawsuit

November 28, 2023
Investors who lost billions of dollars in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX have reportedly expanded their legal action to include Major League Baseball (MLB), Formula 1 racing, and Mercedes-Benz Group AG’s racing team. The investors allege that these entities aided and abetted the fraud orchestrated by FTX, adding to the existing class-action suit that already includes celebrity promoters, Bloomberg reported Tuesday […]

Mobile Ordering Comes to Baseball Stadiums Across the Country

April 11, 2022
Baseball season began last week, and from the West Coast to the East, stadiums are approaching this year with a fresh focus on the concessions experience. Implementing new contactless digital...

MLB’s Latest Pitch: Lower Pay For Million-Dollar Players

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,...

MLB: Baseball With No Fans Could Mean $640,000 Per Game Loss

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....