Imagine cameras on MLB players like this.

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  1. How intrusive is the gear? I can’t imagine people whose multimillion dollar contracts that depend on their performance would want anything of any size, but man does it look neat.

  2. wow, this made me realize that I wasnt as good as I thought I was. I really didnt need that shit today op

  3. Yeah this would be super cool, but that would be 1 less opportunity to show the advertisements on the player’s jerseys per each replay

  4. I would guess within 20 years we’ll see 4K cameras on players in all sports, if the networks decide that’s what they want to do.

    Right now it’s probably too bulky to be comfortable for players.

    Also, well akshually, a better title would be “Imagine cameras like this on MLB players”

  5. I’ve had this thought for a while, action shots would make baseball more interesting for people to watch and it would improve viewership.

    Maybe not necessarily attached to the players, but find a way to get better close up shots on the action.

  6. What “style” of softball is this? Just slow pitch?

    I ask because I was always terrified of the ball being whipped in there by kids with 0 control, but as an adult this pitching is definitely something I’d like + still get to field all the same.

  7. Don’t give the national networks any ideas, next they’ll mic up the players throughout the whole game

  8. Hard pass. For those of us who are prone to motion sickness, this is unwatchable. I have to look away when they show the video from the catcher cam or umpire cam.

  9. Probably next year. The meta oakleys with the center lens could be comfortable for a lot of players. I wonder if something with ai is allowed though

  10. I feel like that day is coming.

    Not GoPro necessarily, but the little Insta360 clip on cameras are certainly getting close.

  11. This brings back memories of playing coed softball with friends. Loved those days. His outfield chase down had me immediately thinking “Gonna have to slide for that one.” and he didn’t disappoint.

  12. I feel like this would be pretty inconvenient for the players at least at first glance.

    I do think they should put cameras in the catcher’s helmet though, that would be so much fun and it wouldn’t add any new gear and probably wouldn’t add much weight to what they already wear.

  13. The amount of ads they’d slather all over these shots would make it cease to be worth it.

  14. Oh man I would watch the hell out of this. I really really would love to have this perspective available from any player and be able to watch the game from different positions.

    For real I’d pay good money for this, if I had good money.

  15. Curious, do other people’s leagues allow height on pitches like the first several plays? My league would probably call pitches half that high illegal.

  16. Does this guy have a YouTube channel? These are pretty unique shots from the defense side.

  17. It will probably affect their game too much for regular season, maybe worth a try in spring training, for a few social media feeds

  18. I never imagined the day something from my slow pitch softball league would make it to r/mlb

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