Multiple outlets report that the New York Mets were among the teams found to have used an “AI loophole” involving in-game decision support, reportedly using iPads in the dugout. The issue centers on how artificial intelligence tools were accessed and used during games in a way that was not initially covered under MLB’s existing technology rules. The coverage indicates that MLB later moves to close the loophole, prompting a crackdown on the practice.
Both sources characterize the Mets as one of the organizations implicated, without providing additional team-by-team details in the brief reporting available here. The reports also align on the general sequence: teams used the AI-enabled setup before MLB’s enforcement action, and the league later restricts or clarifies the acceptable use of such technology.
The information presented focuses on the alleged rule gap, the reported method involving dugout iPads, and MLB’s subsequent crackdown, rather than on specific decisions made in particular games or the precise penalties discussed in the referenced summaries.
