How did baseball broadcasts get like this? Over 40 camera angles, shots change every couple of seconds, pitch speeds, exit velocity, spin rate, launch angle, and ads everywhere you look. I went back through the archives of Major League Baseball to see how we got here, starting with the very first World Series in 1903.
The Royal Rooters vs. the Pirates in 1903 (the “escaped patients from an insane asylum” story):
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Timecode Chapters:
0:00 How did we get here?
0:38 1903: The first World Series
1:21 The megaphone man
1:51 The Playograph
2:39 1921: Radio, baby!
3:36 1939: The first televised MLB game
5:07 1947: The first televised World Series
5:40 1951: Baseball in color
5:57 The center field camera
6:17 The first instant replay
6:56 The 1990s and the Fox Box
7:54 Today: The modern super broadcast
9:11 Is it too much?
9:55 Bring back the local booths
10:54 Why I love this game
Video Credits:
Host: Dillon Lopez
Scripted by: Dillon Lopez
Producer: Dillon Lopez
Camera: Dillon Lopez
Video Editor: Dillon Lopez
Thumbnail Designer: Dillon Lopez
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@jooobock6565
October 28, 2026 at 3:41 pm
im first but I don’t want to show off
@MatthewHamilton-f3h
October 28, 2026 at 4:09 pm
Now the world knows who that was in the Bobby V. disguise! Ha. Awesome perspective of the game
@desertgreens
October 28, 2026 at 4:28 pm
I love listening to Yankees games on the radio, but I do miss John Sterling! This is an interesting topic, and I love baseball. Really enjoyed this!
@alysonwild
October 28, 2026 at 4:40 pm
So much information packed into this. I learned so much! Loved the little animations too!
@victorialopez756
October 28, 2026 at 8:48 pm
So cool! Need all things explained in this detail, with this enthusiasm and humor!
@victorialopez756
October 28, 2026 at 8:50 pm
The playograph is bananas too! And great music choices!