An eatertainment bar based on baseball is to open in a shopping centre in Kansas City, US in the spring.
The 15,000 sq.ft Sandlot Social venue will have ten baseball simulators and a large LED screen for viewing games.
Each bay will have a baseball plate with a sensor. Customers will tap their bats against the plate to signal they’re ready for a throw, and the projector will broadcast an image of a pitcher winding up.
From there, a baseball launches at players with adjustable levels of difficulty while young children can hit the ball off of a tee.
Each bay will simulate different arcade-style challenges or a full game with multiple innings and batters.
Sandlot Social will serve drinks and bar food with seating for 250 people, and a sportsbook screen running the length of the bar, able to show multiple different games at once.