In a first for the MLB’s gaming department, they’ve created a Home Run Derby VR video game. The game was given a bit of a trial run last year when an experiential version of the Home Run Derby VR game debuted last summer at the All-Star FanFest in Miami before a subsequent September deployment at San Diego’s Petco Park and Arizona’s Chase Field. The game at ballparks will feature a bat with sensors built in, and the VR headset. A consumer version of the game will be rolled out in the spring and be supported on the PlayStation VR and Vive platforms. For that version, the game will have players inside three All-Star Game locations where the real Home Run Derby have or will take place: Miami’s Marlins Park, D.C.’s Nationals Park, and Cleveland’s Progressive Field, where the 2019 Midsummer Classic will be played.

Source: Forbes February 22, 2018 18:00 UTC