MLB Network to Offer "Ballpark" in the Studio

Take me out to the ballgame? MLB Network willhave a "ballpark" in their new studios where former players can demonstrate game situationsfor television viewers. (Click to see larger view.)(Image courtesy, MLB Network) Al Leiter digs into the rubber, puts the ball into the loaded position and fires toward home plate. Harold Reynolds positions himself off of second base, gobbles up a ball, and throws to first. No, you're not watching classic game footage; you're watching part of a new studio show on the upcoming MLB Network, set to launch on January 1st. Baseball's soon-to-be 24/7/365 network is transforming part of MSNBC's former studios into a "ballpark in the studio" replete with bleachers, where fans will sit, padded outfield walls, a moveable pitchers mound, scoreboard, and details down to Jackie Robinson's retired "42" emblazon on wall of the simulated ballpark, just like every other in MLB.(Click the image provided to see in a l...