April 9, 2018 | Richard Lee
PITTSBURGH – As first reported by TSN Sports, the Toronto Blue Jays will be using Diamond Kinetics’ SwingTracker sensors this year during extended spring training and are “considering experimenting” with Diamond Kinetics’ smart baseball, PitchTracker, as well. According to Joe Sclafani, the Blue Jays’ coordinator of player development, about 30…
March 30, 2018 | Richard Lee
PITTSBURGH – Major League Baseball has approved the in-game use of bat sensors and sensor-embedded smart bats throughout its minor leagues for the 2018 season, as first reported yesterday by SportTechie. The rule change comes on the heels of swift technological changes and adoption at both the minor league, NCAA…
March 5, 2018 | Richard Lee
PITTSBURGH – Diamond Kinetics today announced the release of PitchTracker™, a first-of-its-kind, revolutionary smart baseball that will change the way players and coaches train, analyze and understand the pitching motion. As a regulation spec, full-grain leather baseball PitchTracker mimics the exact look and feel of a normal baseball, giving it…
August 14, 2017 | Richard Lee
SAN DIEGO (1 min read) – A look back at the Perfect Game All-American Classic weekend through the lens of social and digital media. Via Perfect Game: “West Powers Way to PGAAC Win” Via Baseball America: “Gorman Powers West To PG All-American Win” Via The San Diego Union-Tribune: “Perfect Game Participants…
August 1, 2017 | Richard Lee
PITTSBURGH (2 min read) – We would like to introduce the newest and latest ‘Feature Pitcher’ from Axon Sports for the month of August; former MLB starter Donnie Veal. Donnie spent a combined 11 years in the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves organizations, recording 805 strikeouts in 792…
July 19, 2017 | Richard Lee
PITTSBURGH – Diamond Kinetics is very pleased to welcome Columbia Prodigy to its ever-expanding group of partner programs. Established in 2016 from the Kansas City Prodigy Academy, Columbia Prodigy is an up-and-coming program designed for player development. Beginning as young as 9U, Columbia Prodigy focuses on mechanics, fundamentals, and the…
July 14, 2017 | Richard Lee
BATON ROUGE, La./PITTSBURGH (2 min read) – In the next phase of its collaborative effort to advance the inclusion of data and ‘smart’ technology in baseball, Marucci Sports and Diamond Kinetics announced a partnership with Anthony Rizzo. “The quality and consistency of Marucci is second to none in the industry, and…
July 10, 2017 | Richard Lee
PITTSBURGH (3 min read) – Diamond Kinetics is pleased to welcome Indianapolis-based facility and travel team, Baseball Academics Midwest (BAM) aboard as an official partner program. As one of East Central Indiana’s premier organizations, BAM will add SwingTracker – the most comprehensive swing analysis system for baseball players on the market today,…
May 30, 2017 | Richard Lee
PITTSBURGH, SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (4 min read) – In a move that will reinvent the way in which baseball and softball players train, practice, and understand the game, Diamond Kinetics and Axon Sports today announced the integration of each company’s mobile applications into a seamless, all-encompassing ‘family of apps’ to create…
May 21, 2017 | Richard Lee
EMERSON, Ga. (1 min. read) – The 4th annual Sunshine Southeast Showcase – one of five “Sunshine” events now held across the country by Perfect Game – kicked off the summer baseball season yesterday at the LakePoint Sports Complex. The showcase – the first Perfect Game event to feature Diamond Kinetics’…
