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Todd Helton, Tino Martinez Join Bat Around Team

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Dienstag, September 19, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bat Around™, the new app and software that is gamifying hitting for teams, players and novices, announced today that baseball legends Todd Helton and Tino Martinez have officially signed on as advisors to the company.

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  • With the addition of Martinez and Helton, the Hitting Legends Council members have more than 29,000 collective professional hits.
  • "It focuses on having consequences to each swing whether for players or those swinging a bat for the first time."
  • In the accompanying Bat Around app, players can get all of their statistics, including their proprietary Bat Around Metric, or BAM, score.
  • To learn more about Bat Around, or to get Bat Around at your location, visit www.letsbataround.com .

This Week in Sports News: 10 Stories You Need to See

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Freitag, Juni 16, 2023

NEW YORK, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the sports industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • "As a parent, I know first-hand that there is a delicate balance between motivating children to perform well and allowing them to just play sports.
  • These are just a few of the recent press releases that consumers and the media should know about.
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Bat Around™ Brings Its Mixed-Reality "Sportstainment" to Omaha During College World Series, June 15-26

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Donnerstag, Juni 15, 2023

OMAHA, Neb. , June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bat Around™, the new app and software that is gamifying hitting a baseball for teams, players and novices, announced today it will be available to fans and enthusiasts attending the College World Series (CWS) in Omaha, Nebraska. As part of the Omaha Baseball Village (OBV) from June 15-26, visitors and fans can test their skills and experience the gamification of swinging a bat. The Bat Around experience at the OBV will be open daily throughout the CWS and is free to experience on a first-come, first-served basis.

Key Points: 
  • As part of the Omaha Baseball Village (OBV) from June 15-26, visitors and fans can test their skills and experience the gamification of swinging a bat.
  • The Bat Around experience at the OBV will be open daily throughout the CWS and is free to experience on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • "Bat Around combines old school hitting principles with new school technology," said Clint Hurdle, Bat Around cofounder.
  • To learn more about Bat Around, or to get Bat Around at your location, visit www.letsbataround.com .