What you need to know:
The Yankees have not won a World Series since 2009
Los New York Yankees are close to returning to the World Series after a great season that placed the Big Apple ninth as the leader of the American League and in the playoffs already dispatched the Kansas City Royals in just four games and one of the weapons that helps explain part of the success is a simulator that tests the hitters and is configured to display the image of the pitcher they will face on the screen.
Giancarlo Stanton, For example, he once practiced in this simulator with the image of Erik Sabrowski, who in the first game of the championship series he hit a home run during the bottom of the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians.
In the second game, Aaron Judge sent the ball flying against Hunter Gaddis, also in the seventh inningand caused two runs, with which he put the series 2-0 in favor of the Yankees. Judge, had also practiced in the simulator.
What is the New York Yankees simulator like?
The simulator is literally a machine that throws balls, as if it were a batting cage installed in some shopping centers and that tests your skills as a hitter. In the case of the Yankees, it is a high-tech machine that also consists of a huge screen.
on the screen the full body image of the rival pitcher is projectedand shoots a ball at more than 100 kilometers per hour, with which the batter in turn finds a scenario similar to what he will face in real life.
“It really is a valuable tool”indicated Aaron Boone, manager of the Yankees for The Athletic, and this simulator has a database that is fed with information from the company that manages it, which is Trajekt Sports.
Thanks to this database, the simulator throws the ball with the pitcher’s characteristics, including aspects such as the type of spin of the ball and the speed, and of course none of this is free.
How much does the Yankees simulator cost?
The simulator is rented and for a cost of eBetween 15 thousand and up to 20 thousand dollars, which is approximately 300 thousand and 400 thousand pesos per month, and the contract is signed for three years, so that the company ensures at least 540 thousand dollars (10.7 million pesos).
This high-tech batter’s box is located behind the dugout, inside Yankee Stadium, so that prior to their respective turn at bat, Players can train in the simulator with the help of hitting assistants Pat Roessler and Casey Dykes, who in these cases are in charge of configuring each launch.
The New York Yankees have not won a World Series since 2009 and this year they are at least close to returning to a fall classic. Will they be able to end the drought in 2024 with the help of technology?
Published in Sopitas MX.
