WASHINGTON – A Washington Nationals workout today saw more than just the usual players, coaches and typical baseball equipment.
The team unveiled flying drones using GoPro cameras as a new training tool, Comcast Sportsnet reports.
New Nats manager Matt Williams hopes the new addition doesn’t get in the way.
“I asked them not to throw any baseballs at [it],” he tells Comcast Sportsnet.
#Nats were using a drone with a GoPro camera attached to get an aerial view of workouts today. The future man… pic.twitter.com/H7wupt90wL
— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) February 16, 2014
See that speck in the sky? The Nats have a drone. It's being used to collect footage for scoreboard video. pic.twitter.com/vXkHzl2GAI
— Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) February 16, 2014
Stephen Strasburg examines the remote control device used to control the drone.
Follow @WTOP on Twitter and WTOP on Facebook.