A Sticky Situation
Baseball is implementing a ban on sticky substances, those designed to give pitchers a better grip on the ball, but also to increase the spin rate on their pitches. This boost in spin rate makes it harder for hitters to do their job – with pitches moving more than they should and ending up in […]
Constraint Training – PitchAI Webinar #6 Recap
Since the start of 2021, 18,000 Player Accounts have been created through the PitchAI portal and our partners’ platforms. PitchAI subscribers get exclusive access to our community Slack channel and webinar series. Create an account today to join us as we bring the next frontier of baseball analytics into the hands of coaches, athletes, and […]
PitchAI – A Scout’s best friend
Every year, scouts descend on high school and college stadiums, and try to project how these athletes will turn into elite talent at the major league level. Bringing in technologies like TrackMan and Rapsodo are allowing scouts to get more and more information on these pitchers, including their velocity and spin rates. This makes for […]
Fast Forward – The Nate Pearson Story
Nate Pearson, one of the co-founders of ProPlayAI, was featured in a Sportsnet story about his development and the pursuit of the fastest pitch of all time. You can see a cameo of ProPlayAI in the first few minutes, and a guest appearance from our Chief Scientist, Dr. Mike Sonne throughout. Check it out here: […]
MyAbilities partners with DSI Work Solutions to offer virtual platform for injury prevention and return-to-work management services
DSI now ‘powered by’ MyAbilities MyAbilities and DSI Work Solutions conclude an agreement, June 2020, to integrate their respective systems, MyAbilities@Work and Job Function Matching, to provide customers across North America with industry-leading solutions in injury prevention and return-to-work management. Toronto – MyAbilities has signed an agreement with DSI Work Solutions that will propel DSI’s […]
What are we measuring with PitchAI?
Let me take you back to when I started to get interested in the biomechanics of pitching – 2008, I just started my Master’s in Human Kinetics at the University of Windsor, and there was a Sports Illustrated article on Tim Lincecum – citing Glenn Fleisig and his breakdown of the pitching delivery. At the […]
Examining sports technology for the future of MLB player development
Mike Sonne was on Sportsnet 590 The Fan on Saturday to talk about the future of sports technology and player development.
How training in isolation is shaping the future of MLB player development
ProPlayAI was featured recently in a Sportsnet article discussing the future of MLB player development. Mike Sonne will be appearing on the Sportsnet 590 The Fan on Saturday June 20 at 3:25 pm EDT to talk more about how we’re using ProPlayAI to get athletes ready for the upcoming season.
PitchAI goes to Spring Training
Back before we were on lockdown and quarantine was part of our daily vocabulary, the PitchAI team had a trip to Phoenix during the MLB’s Cactus League Spring Training. While there have definitely been tougher business trips to take (like, Boston in February), this one was packed with lots of meetings, and one main goal […]
Working from Home – What ROSA can teach us
Taking a ZOOM call with your kids having a home-schooling meltdown, or the dog making an appearance to ask for dinner used to be one of the simple charms of working from home – but with the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us find ourselves living this reality every hour of our workday. When you are rapidly forced to […]
