SportTechie — New York Mets RSS



New York Mets Deploy Technology To Protect Citi Field From Drones

The New York Mets have been working with Dedrone, a company that looks to protect venues from malicious drones and is providing technology to secure the airspace at Citi Field. “That happens to be one mile from a major airport, which is LaGuardia Airport in New York,” Dedrone VP of marketing Pablo Estrada noted on […]

Continue reading



New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies Create Custom AR Experiences

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are bitter rivals on the field, but both organizations are on the same page in creating modern, innovative experiences for their fans — including recent augmented reality programs. The Mets on Sept. 25 handed out Coca-Cola-branded cards as a promotional item to fans attending the game. Using the […]

Continue reading



Social Media Photo-Sharing Backpacks A Hit At New York Mets Game

M-ND, an experiential marketing company, last week rolled out a brand new activation at the New York Mets game. They did so through a partnership with the B+ Foundation, an organization that supports children fighting cancer. In hopes of making the night more special for the kids, M-ND unveiled their social media photo-sharing backpacks. “On gameday, […]

Continue reading



Why The New York Mets Are All In On Esports

NEW YORK — For the New York Mets, the path to the team’s involvement in esports began in some ways with a bond formed decades ago. “Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision, is middle school friends with Jeff Wilpon,” Wes Engram, the Mets’ vice president of corporate partnership & sales, noted at the NSF Summer […]

Continue reading



Patriots’ Robert Kraft, Mets’ Jeff Wilpon Buy Into Overwatch League

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and New York Mets co-owner and COO Jeff Wilpon are creating a new Boston-NYC rivalry as they are among the traditional sports leaders to be announced Wednesday as new team owners in the Overwatch League. Overwatch is a multiplayer online first-person shooter video game, and developer Activision Blizzard has […]

Continue reading