Ever wonder what Reds star Joey Votto sees when he steps up to bat? Well, a Cincinnati startup helped Major League Baseball fans do just that this week during the league's All Star break.
ActionStreamer inked a deal with telecom giant T-Mobile to install 5G-enabled, point-of-view cameras within players' hats and helmets to offer fans live-streamed footage during Monday's primetime Home Run Derby, which was won by New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso for the second consecutive year. Players also wore ActionStreamer's cameras during batting practice before the event.
According to T-Mobile, this is the first time such cameras have been integrated into a professional sports league’s event of this scale.
ActionStreamer, which is backed by CincyTech, was founded in 2015 by former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Dhani Jones, and local startup veterans Chris McLennan and Max Eisenberg. The company is based at business incubator HCDC in Norwood.
It has partnerships in place with nearly every major sports league, including the National Football League, National Hockey League and National Basketball Association, in addition to MLB.
