The independent Oakland Ballers partnered with AI firm Distillery to let an artificial‑intelligence system manage a baseball game in real time. Trained on a century of baseball data and the team’s own analytics, the AI made lineup, pitching and pinch‑hitting decisions that mirrored those of human manager Aaron Miles, intervening only to replace a sick catcher. While the experiment ran smoothly on the field, many local fans reacted negatively, viewing the move as a corporate‑first approach that ignored traditional baseball culture. The team says the trial sparked valuable conversation about the role of AI in sports. Leia mais →