The 2020 Major League Baseball season is already one we have never experienced. Ballparks across baseball will be empty, and the only sounds from the game are the natural baseball sounds and stadium speaker crowd noise. New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is looking to bring the fans unprecedented access by wearing a microphone all season and posting it on his YouTube channel.
Imagine NOT wanting Pete Alonso mic’d up 24/7 https://t.co/E23M5iCxft
— Clemson Carl (@ClemsonCarl) July 21, 2020
Alonso is partnering with MLB to make this happen, which is a big step towards gaining a younger audience. The NFL and NBA not only mic up players for their games make separate content out of it. Our of the four major sports in North America, the MLB has the least amount of individuality with their players and is levels below the social media marketing of the other three sports.
Mic’d Up Memories
When thinking about the best mic’d up moments in baseball, the arguments of Earl Weaver and Terry Collins come to mind. Jomboy Media has done his best work, breaking down arguments, reading lips, and using “hot” mics to bring new content to baseball fans. For Alonso, his Spring Training moments on ESPN had fans craving for more content, and they will have it from every game in 2020.
Hopefully, we see more players follow Alonso’s trend. Baseball has plenty of downtime in between pitches, and potentially bringing mic’d up players to multiple broadcasts will help keep fans engaged throughout the 60-game sprint. There are plenty of personalities across baseball who we would love to see content produced around them. For the Mets, guys like J.D. Davis and Dom Smith would play great wingmen to Alonso on the videos.
Not only will fans receive the fun conversation, but they’ll get the sounds of the game. It could be a terrific learning tool for getting in the mind of a prolific home run hitter while in the batter’s box. That perspective is new to fans and should make Alonso’s YouTube channel as popular as Trevor Bauer’s.