The decades-old stadium and arena refrain of “beer, here!” from exuberant hawkers, a sound almost as ingrained with the in-person sports experience as the roar of the crowd itself, is increasingly being joined by a transformative wave of self-serve beverage technology. Mirroring a rising trend of consumer-directed and automated experiences in many other areas of commerce, such as checkout-free stores,...
In part seeking to leverage the impacts of a trio of dramatic on-field rule changes for 2023, Major League Baseball is introducing a wide range of new ballpark-related technology. As the league this season is looking to introduce substantially more on-field action and athleticism and reduce dead-time and average game lengths, MLB is banning extreme defensive shifts, implementing larger bases,...