Baseball is notorious for its propensity to track every statistic possible, but surprisingly, baseball statisticians don’t track foul balls.
That’s how IdealSeat was born.
IdealSeat is an app that tracks the location of foul balls at a given stadium and uses a formula to figure out the probability of a ball landing in every section of the ballpark. Then, it tells the user the best section to sit in if he or she wants to catch a foul ball.
For now, the app only has information for six stadiums: Safeco Field (Seattle Mariners), Camden Yards (Baltimore Orioles), Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay Rays), AT&T Park (San Francisco Giants), Citi Field (New York Mets) and PNC Park (Pittsburgh Pirates). However, they’re working on expanding.
The app is currently only available for iOS.
Time has more of the interactive maps, and you can learn more about the app at IdealSeat’s website.
Photo of the Night
Mike Napoli and Brock Holt had a great time during the Boston Red Sox’s off day Thursday.
Tweet of the Night
It’ safe to say Mookie Betts had a pretty good night against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.
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Video of the Night
Have you ever wondered what it was like to face a 186-mph fastball? Watch this video, and you’ll see.
