Haivision has announced that its Makito X4 platform has been named the official video encoder of Minor League Baseball (MiLB).
This marks a new technology partnership that will support the league’s live game video contribution, production, and distribution workflows across its national network of 120 teams.
As part of this partnership, MiLB will deploy Makito X4 video encoders across its nationwide network of Minor League ballparks, enabling a standardised, ultra-low latency contribution layer for how live games are captured, transported and distributed to fans, teams and broadcasters.
Daniel Blanchard, Vice-President, Media Operations, Major League Baseball, said, “Haivision brings the performance, low-latency, and operational control we need to support live video at the scale of MiLB.
“The Makito video encoder will play a key role in video contribution from Minor League Baseball stadiums for the delivery of over 8,000 games each season for streaming and TV.
“Haivision’s excellence in low-latency live video transport, including its leadership in secure reliable transport (SRT) and its video encoding technology give us the reliability, visibility, and control required to operate a nationwide live production environment.”
MiLB operates one of the most geographically-distributed live sports production environments in professional sports, with 120 clubs delivering over 8,000 games each season. On peak days, MiLB manages more than 60 simultaneous live feeds, all moving through a highly-automated, cloud-based production and distribution workflow.
As MiLB modernised its live video infrastructure, the league adopted the Haivision-developed SRT video protocol to stabilise long-haul transport from resource-constrained venues, improving the consistency and reliability of live streams.
Haivision SRT Gateway is used to aggregate and route feeds through MiLB’s data centres in New Jersey and Denver, forming a resilient transport foundation for its cloud workflows.
Haivision’s live video contribution ecosystem, powered by Haivision Hub 360, its cloud-based master control solution, provides the performance, control, and operational visibility required to operate at this scale, securely delivering ultra-low latency video while enabling centralised monitoring, automation and remote management across a nationwide network of venues.
Colin Coyle, SVP of Sales, Haivision, said, “MiLB is operating one of the most demanding live video ecosystems in professional sports, and that scale requires technology that is proven, resilient, and built for continuous operation.
“With Makito X4, MiLB is gaining a standardised, ultra-low latency contribution platform designed to support thousands of live games each season.”
