MLB Teams Becoming More Social Media Savvy to Engage Fans

Major League Baseball teams are increasingly using social media campaigns to get more fans to come to the ballpark, including special social media nights, and deals on tickets and giveaways that can only be found on Twitter and Facebook.  Read more here.  Click here for a chart showing the social media penetration by the top MLB teams.   Of course, this social media outreach is happening at the minor league level too.

First-Ever MiLB Hashtag Battle Spikes vs. Pelicans

TWITTER –  On Friday, May 13th, between the hours of 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., the State College Spikes and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans will face-off on Twitter for the first-ever Minor League Baseball Hashtag Battle. If the State College Spikes win the battle, we will donate 100 tickets to “Help N Hearts for Japan” which is a non-profit group that is raising funds for the relief