30.03.2016 11:11 Uhr, Quelle: 9to5Mac

iPad Pro coming to the MLB dugouts this season with a new multi-year Apple deal

Apple and Major League Baseball have agreed a deal to use iPads in the dugouts during games, showing performance stats, analyze pitcher-hitter matchups, compare pitching range and more, via the Wall Street Journal. The iPads will use a custom app called ‘MLB Dugout’, created by MLB’s media division with help from Apple. In the new deal, Apple and MLB will provide 12.9 inch iPad Pros to every team in the league, fitted with rugged cases for protection. The deal was made possible because of a recent change to the rules which lifts the ban on smartphones, tablets and laptops in the dugouts. Whether Apple paid for the promotion or MLB paid for the products was not disclosed. more…Filed under: AAPL Company, iOS, iOS Devices, Tech Industry Tagged: Apple, exclusive deal, iOS, iPad, iPad Pro, MLB

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