MLB STATCAST AI

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By: Sean Enriquez

BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITY
I am going to ask you a few
questions about baseball
in order for me to gauge
how well everyone knows
the sport and also to see
who know the most about
baseball in the classroom.
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WHAT DOES IT DO?????????
• Statcast allows for fans to see real time stats as the game goes on!

• https://www.mlb.com/news/chicago-cubs-2017-statcast-preview/c-221745348
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 •Goldy Statcast
•In this video we see how
statcast is used to track a
homerun by Paul
GoldSchmidt.
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WHY IS THIS TECHNOLOGY SO IMPORTANT?
Simple for fans
Accurate
Real time
Catches stats the eye cant see
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Evolves how coaching and scouting is done

Makes everything easy to follow

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 BIG STATS MEANS BIG MONEY
Playing hard in todays world will land you a fortune rather than
you playing hard in the past!
1967 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

$19,00 $29,30 $44,67 $143,6 $371,1 $597,5 $1,110 $1,895 $2,476 $3,014 $3,952
0 3 6 76 57 37 ,766 ,630 ,589 ,572 ,252

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/04/07/average-baseball-salary-up-20700-
since-first-cba-in-1968/#238016d53e48 Sourced from MLB Players Association

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HOW MUCH DO THE HIGHEST PLAYERS GET PAID?
Highest Payed Players in 2018
Joey Votto
Felix Hernandez
Albert Pujols
Giancarlo Stanton
Player Name

Justin Verlander
Yoenis Cespedes
Miguel Cabrera
David Price
Clayton Kershaw
Mike Trout

$0.00 $5.00 $10.00 $15.00 $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 $40.00

Millions

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 Present: Stats
1960’s-1990’s: tracked from
1900’s: Basic pen
Statistics put in sensors and
and paper
digitally computer
analyzation

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WHY DO WE LOVE STATS

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WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE IF THE
SOFTWARE IS CHEAP ENOUGH FOR HIGH SCHOOLS?
• Better Scouting
• Better Recruiting
• Analysis of Players
• Better way for players to understand the game
• Make students that love programing smarter
• High School Players are the Future of the Game
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 For more
information about
Statcast or the MLB
click on the button!
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 THANK YOU
I hope you enjoyed being educated about
Americas Pastime and the future of watching
this great game! Thank you for taking giving
me time to show this off!
Go Diamondbacks, Red Sox, and Sun Devils!

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REFERENCES
Badenhausen, Kurt. “Average Baseball Salary Up 20,700% Since First CBA in 1968.” Forbes,
Forbes Magazine, 7 Apr. 2016,
www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/04/07/average-baseball-salary-up-20700-
since-first-cba-in-1968/#238016d53e48
“Chicago Cubs 2017 Statcast Preview.” MLB.com, www.mlb.com/news/chicago-cubs-2017-
statcast-preview/c-221745348.
Ozanian, Mike. “Baseball Team Values 2018.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 11 Apr. 2018,
www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2018/04/11/baseball-team-values-
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“Statcast.” Major League Baseball, m.mlb.com/statcast/leaderboard#hr-distance,r,2018.
“Statcast.” Major League Baseball, m.mlb.com/statcast/leaderboard#pitch-velo.

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