Inside the 2025 World Series: How Google Cloud’s Gemini AI is Transforming FOX Sports and MLB Coverage
Under the dazzling lights of the 2025 World Series, every pitch, swing, and decision holds immense weight — not just for the players but also for the broadcasters who bring the drama to millions of fans. This year, a new game-changer has joined the lineup: artificial intelligence.
Google Cloud has partnered with FOX Sports and Major League Baseball (MLB) to revolutionise how the World Series is told, produced, and delivered. Through its Gemini AI platform, Google Cloud is enhancing live sports storytelling and ensuring smooth, uninterrupted coverage. The collaboration centers around two key innovations — FOX Foresight, powered by Vertex AI, and MLB’s Connectivity Agent, affectionately called “Connie.” Both systems were unveiled on October 24, 2025, and have quickly become essential parts of the broadcast ecosystem.
Smarter Commentary Through AI
For broadcasters like Joe Davis, John Smoltz, and analysts such as Alex Rodriguez, timing is everything. FOX Sports’ FOX Foresight platform uses Google Cloud’s AI tools to analyse years of MLB data in real time. This means production teams can now get lightning-fast answers to complex questions such as, “Which left-handed batters hit best with the bases loaded in the ninth inning?” — all in seconds instead of minutes.
This speed and depth allow commentators to uncover hidden narratives and contextual insights while the game unfolds. As Alex Rodriguez, FOX Sports analyst and former Yankees star, puts it: “It helps us spot the big stories, who’s heating up, who’s struggling, and which performances are shaping this postseason.”
By surfacing such insights on the fly, FOX Foresight is helping broadcasters add richer detail and emotion to their commentary, making the viewing experience more engaging and data-driven.
AI Behind the Scenes
While FOX Foresight enhances storytelling, MLB’s Connectivity Agent — known as Connie — ensures that the show never stops. Built on Google Cloud’s agentic AI technology, Connie continuously monitors the intricate web of stadium feeds, servers, cameras, and cables that keep live broadcasts running.
If a connection falters or a server begins to lag, Connie doesn’t just flag the issue — it takes autonomous corrective action to fix it in real time. This proactive approach prevents potential disruptions before they reach the audience, allowing engineers to focus on innovation instead of crisis management.
By combining AI-driven storytelling and automated network management, Google Cloud’s Gemini is redefining how sports are experienced — both on and off the field. From the emotion in the commentary box to the precision in the control room, this partnership represents a new era in live sports broadcasting — one where human expertise and artificial intelligence play seamlessly together to bring the magic of the World Series to life.