\u201cDrones keep getting better, faster, smaller, more agile and longer-lasting,\u201d Mike Sheehan, NBC\u2019s coordinating director for the Olympics, told Front Office Sports. \u201cBecause of that, we\u2019re finally able to see how beautiful they are to integrate into broadcasts at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n
With drones being such a big hit at the Olympics, could we see more of that usage in other sporting events? Absolutely, and baseball could be the next sport to fully embrace the technology.<\/p>\n
Cullen Maxey, the Royals\u2019 president of business operations, talked earlier this month about the possibility of drones being used for game coverage now that Major League Baseball has taken over the team\u2019s broadcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n While talking about his excitement about games moving from FanDuel Sports Kansas City to Royals.TV, Maxey mentioned the potential of drone usage.<\/p>\n \u201cBaseball is in their DNA, and they have hired some top-notch directors and producers from the past,\u201d Maxey said of MLB productions. \u201cIt\u2019s a very similar staff. It\u2019s basically the same production staff that does everything. They just bring some more investment to it, and the eye for baseball and how to produce those games. And so I think it\u2019ll be noticed. That, in addition to, obviously, the technology … make it pretty neat.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that as teams start to get more comfortable with drone footage, that could be something we might see down the road, if that is something that\u2019s approved for MLB regular-season use. I can guarantee you MLB will want to do it with our teams they\u2019re working with.\u201d<\/p>\n Drones have been used at the World Series and All-Star Game, but this would be something new for Royals coverage.<\/p>\n Maxey came to the Royals in November, after working with the Diamondbacks. Arizona rolled out some new technological advances after MLB took over Diamondbacks broadcasts while Maxey was there.<\/p>\n \u201cI know in Arizona, we were one of the first teams to get the wire cam, and then we tested the base cam,\u201d Maxey said. \u201cAnd with everything coming this year with the (ABS) challenge system<\/a>, who knows what they might test with some local teams? It\u2019ll be neat.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally published February 25, 2026 at 8:57 AM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Kansas City Star<\/p>\n