MLB considers next step after radar guns!

A couple of nights ago, the Philadelphia Phillies baseball organization took a few moments in the outfield to demonstrate to Major League Baseball their new idea in tagging out base runners. A redshirted volunteer was selected from the fans and tasked with avoiding the tag as if caught in a rundown.

The results, though perhaps giving an unfair advantage to the fielding team, could be perceived as yet another way to modernize the game. Fan reactions seem to indicate that the new method could indeed bring yet another level of excitement to stealing bases.

Here' the league's official demonstration footage...

No word yet on whether the new technology could be applied to other sports, though there are rumors some jockeys have suggested this could be just the thing to ramp up interest in thoroughbred horse racing.