Apple's 'Friday Night Baseball' broadcast will be partially captured by iPhone 18 Pro
Apple first used iPhone cameras to capture a Major League Baseball Game in September 2025. The new iPhone 18 Pro models with variable aperture have launched just in time to be used in Friday's MLB game. The "Friday Night Baseball" game between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers will have 14 iPhone 18 Pro models stationed around the stadium.
- ▪Apple first used iPhone cameras to capture a Major League Baseball Game in September 2025.
- ▪The new iPhone 18 Pro models with variable aperture have launched just in time to be used in Friday's MLB game.
- ▪The "Friday Night Baseball" game between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers will have 14 iPhone 18 Pro models stationed around the stadium.
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News Apple's 'Friday Night Baseball' broadcast will be partially captured by iPhone 18 Pro Wesley Hilliard 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Thu Sep 17 2026, 07:52 PM EDT · 1 minute read Apple will once again use iPhones during an MLB game A series of 14 iPhone 18 Pro models will be spread around Dodger Stadium to capture the "Friday Night Baseball" game, providing unique vantage points. Apple first used iPhone cameras to capture a Major League Baseball Game in September 2025. The new iPhone 18 Pro models with variable aperture have launched just in time to be used in Friday's MLB game. The "Friday Night Baseball" game between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers will have 14 iPhone 18 Pro models stationed around the stadium.
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