Building on the success of the 2017 Battlegrounds campaign, in 2019, Major League Baseball played their first ever regular season games in Europe between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Demand for tickets was huge, and the games sold out instantly.

To engage this group we had to create an experience that was authentic to baseball but also appealed to the cultural passion points of our audience. The festival had a programme of events, from the world’s first indoor Home Run Derby that was live streamed on Twitter, to performances from UK grime artists Lady Leshurr and Nadia Rose.

A number of baseball activations, such as the Spin Cycle baseball game to the VR batting cages, allowed a new generation of fans to experience the game. On top of this, a great array of food inspired by the culinary heritage of Boston and New York was provided by local street food vendors.

The guests at the experience were able to truly immerse themselves in a mashup of British and American culture, with over 90% saying they would recommend the event to a friend.

This experience delivered on both depth and reach, meaning that the people who attended the experience in person connected to the brand, and the experience content was able to let 12.3 million people on social media know about the event. 550,000 of those people engaged with the content.

Read about our other Major League Baseball campaign with the live event 'Battlegrounds.