# Statcast **Domain:** Sports tracking / Analytics **Doc Type:** Developed System Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Statcast** is Major League Baseball's automated tracking system for measuring the movement and performance of the ball and players. It produces high-resolution variables that supplement the traditional scorecard. ## Significance Statcast exemplifies the passage from reported outcome to instrumented environment. Sensors generate a richer operational state, analysts build new metrics, broadcasts teach spectators to see through them, and teams incorporate them into decisions. The board becomes increasingly machine-readable while remaining a human contest. ## Routes [[wiki/Box Score|Box Score]] · [[wiki/Sabermetrics|Sabermetrics]] · [[wiki/Hawk-Eye|Hawk-Eye]] · [[wiki/Digital Twin|Digital Twin]] ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/America Loves Games and the Home Court Advantage|America Loves Games and the Home Court Advantage]] - [Major League Baseball, Statcast](https://www.mlb.com/glossary/statcast)