2025 MiLB Gameday Support (Seasonal)

MLB Data Operations is seeking stats Gameday Support to assist and edit minor league baseball games.

Gameday Support is responsible for digitally assisting stringers at minor league ballparks, which provides the data used in the live content applications on MiLB.com, including MiLB First Pitch app, Gameday and also real-time highlights and text alerts, and by our business partners. This is a perfect part-time job for a responsible, computer-savvy person who happens to be a big baseball fan.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with stringers at ballparks throughout the country using Slack, to assist them with any pre-game information: rosters, umpires, weather conditions, etc.;
• During the game, monitor the results of every pitch and game event(plays, substitutions, etc.) using our proprietary software and coding language;
• Work closely with the ballpark stringers to ensure proper scoring of all game events and accuracy of data, and provide troubleshooting support;
• After the game, review all post-game information and validate all stats and data in our scoring software against the box score provided by the Official Scorer.
• Routine day-to-day correspondence via email, Slack, voice call and/or text message, to keep current with coverage schedules and other scheduled assignments.
• Other game-day responsibilities during Spring Training, the regular season and/or Postseason as determined by Data Operations supervisor(s).

Qualifications and Skills:

• Exceptional (and demonstrable) knowledge of baseball and how to score a baseball game;
• Experience as a baseball official scorer and/or previous work in a baseball press box is highly desirable. Additionally, work related to quality assurance and/or client relations is an asset;
• Strong computer proficiency (Windows OS and Windows-based software), the ability to quickly learn and operate new software, and a comfort communicating clearly and concisely via Slack;
• Available to work weekdays, nights and weekends;
• A "team player" with a great attitude, including but not limited to a willingness to make and learn from mistakes and the ability to work closely and cooperatively, and take direction from staff;
• A great attention to detail, while working in a fast paced environment;
• It is a fun job and we pay people to watch baseball, but it's also an important job and we want people who will take the responsibility seriously.

Gameday Support should be able to read play-by-play as well as a box score and determine things such as:

• Earned runs vs unearned runs vs team unearned runs
• If a pitcher should receive a hold, blown save, or save
• If a player should or should not be credited with an RBI

New Gameday Support members will undergo a 4 week correspondence training program, and score several practice games to ensure accuracy. 

Pay: $27.50 per hour

The actual offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision.

ONLY those who reply to this link will be considered, and due to volume, we may be unable to respond to all applicants.

Why MLB?

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

MLB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 

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Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email us at accommodations@mlb.com. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

Are you ready to Step Up to the Plate? Apply below!