Major League Baseball is cracking down on league-issued iPads provided to teams since 2016. Teams can no longer install custom apps that tap into generative AI to recommend “substitutions, pitch calling, and other in-game decisions traditionally made by players and coaches.” It seems up to “a third of the league used the dugout iPads for at least one of these purposes.” [Link: MLB cracks down on using AI via dugout iPads to help shape in-game decisions | https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7448900/2026/07/16/mlb-bans-ai-dugout-ipads/ | The Athletic]

A third of the league relied heavily on the technology, which was effectively banned starting on Wednesday.

Major League Baseball is cracking down on league-issued iPads provided to teams since 2016. Teams can no longer install custom apps that tap into generative AI to recommend…