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Baseball has always been a game of stats—but now, it’s a game of sensors, too. From smart bats that measure swing speed to connected stadiums that track every pitch, step, and fan reaction, the Internet of Things is transforming America’s pastime into a real-time data machine. On this episode of WMD Dr. Tamara Schwartz welcomes YCP cybersecurity management majors Ryan Partlow and Aaron Hershberger to the show. They explore how IoT is reshaping the way players train, coaches strategize, and teams engage their audiences, asking the question: with all this intelligence flying around—from RFID chips in uniforms to player-tracking beacons embedded in the field—is baseball becoming smarter, or just more surveilled?