It Was Once M.L.B.’s Secret Project. Now, This Tool Is an Integral Part of the Game.
By Stephen J. Nesbitt, Rustin Dodd and Eno Sarris The email landed in Cláudio Silva’s inbox on the evening of Dec. 6, 2011. One of the first things he noticed was the three letters in the subject line: MLB. Baseball? Silva was an NYU professor who …