Developers, it's time to take your skills to the ballpark! Are you ready to step out of the bleachers and onto the field where code collides with my (and America’s) favorite pastime? Get ready to swing for the fences at the Google Cloud X MLB Hackathon — powered by the groundbreaking Gemini family of models. Submit your projects by February 4, 2025 for a chance to win big.

Batter up!

What’s in your equipment bag? Get ready to use:

• Gemini: Google's most capable AI models, built from the ground up for multimodality. We’re talking text, code, images, audio, and video — all understood and processed seamlessly. Plus, Gemini boasts lightning-fast response times and the power to handle massive datasets, so you can focus on building epic fan experiences.

• Real MLB datasets: You'll have access to a treasure trove of historical game data, stats and content. This is your chance to mine insights and unlock the hidden stories within America’s pastime.

• Google Cloud: Build, deploy, and scale your project with the power of Google Cloud Platform. We’re talking Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, and the full suite of tools you need to bring your vision to life.

Five challenges. Step up to the plate

Bring innovation to the baseball fan experience in one of five ways:

1. Wild card – fan experience: Think outside the batter's box! This is your chance to knock our socks off with any project that uses the provided datasets to redefine how fans experience the game we love.

2. Personalized fan highlights: Ditch the one-size-fits-all highlights! Build a system that curates personalized audio, video, and text digests based on a fan’s favorite teams, players, and even preferred language.

3. Real-time "tool tips": Turn casual viewers into armchair analysts with an interactive application that delivers real-time strategic insights. Explain the "why" behind every steal, strikeout, and home run as it happens.

4. Generate Statcast data from old videos: Give classic games the Statcast treatment! Use computer vision to extract key metrics (pitch speed, exit velocity, etc.) from archival game footage. Think Moneyball meets the digital age.

5. Prospect prediction: Can your code spot the next MLB superstar? Build a platform that analyzes prospect data to project future MLB potential and career impact, leveraging historical comparisons and predictive modeling.

Be an all-star, see the All-Stars

Get ready to cash in on some serious prizes:

• Overall Grand Prize: $20,000, $5,000 in Google Cloud credits, a chance to deliver a keynote demo at Google Cloud Next '25 (April 9-11, 2025), tickets and travel to the conference, tickets to the 2025 MLB® All-Star Game® presented by Mastercard, a meeting with a Google team member, and social media promotion.

• Best of Challenge Prizes (for each challenge): $5,000, $2,500 in Google Cloud credits, a chance to demo at Google Cloud Next '25, tickets to the conference, a virtual meeting with a Google team member, and social media promotion.

Ready to code the future of baseball?

Head over to next2025challenge.devpost.com to learn more, review the rules, and register. It's time to prove that your code is ready for the big leagues. See you on the diamond!

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