Early registration is now open for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held in person from March 14-16, 2025, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.
We’ll bring together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. Register today to join us!
The Analytics Conference schedule consists of research presentations and guest speakers from throughout the baseball analytics community, career development sessions led by experienced sports professionals, and industry networking opportunities — all available for any aspiring front office executive or baseball fan to attend. Students will have opportunities for skill acquisition and development, including sessions on how to work with baseball-related data sets as well as databasing and SQL.
General sessions will be held in person on Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16 at the Beus Center for Law and Society in downtown Phoenix. General Session registration includes access to all programming held at the Beus Center for Law and Society, including research presentations, panel discussions, Friday evening networking reception, a boxed lunch on Friday and Saturday afternoon, and coffee talks on Saturday and Sunday morning. Students will have two registration options, virtual or in-person, with both including access to the General Session on Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 13.
The Diamond Dollars Case Competition will be held at the Beus Center for Law and Society on the morning of Friday, March 14. Four- to five-person student teams are asked to evaluate a baseball operations case problem. The student team presents their analysis and recommendations to a panel of judges that includes MLB front office executives.
- Registration: Click here to register for the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference. Early-bird registration is $395 for SABR members, $495 for non-members, and $150 for currently enrolled high school or college students. The deadline for early registration discounts is February 21, 2025. Student-only virtual registration is $50. Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive the discounted registration link.
- Student Registration: Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive a special link to register at a discounted rate. Students have the option of choosing virtual ($50) or in-person ($150) registration. Both include access to General Session panels and presentations on Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 13. All student registrations also include a one-year SABR membership ($25 value) and a complimentary Rapsodo certification course ($395 value). SABR membership will be fulfilled after event sign-up and access to Rapsodo course will be delivered after the conference.
- Featured Speakers: Click here to learn more about our Featured Speakers.
- Research Presentations: Stay tuned for the list of research presentations to be announced soon!
- Diamond Dollars Case Competition: Please email Scott Carter to register your team for the 2025 Diamond Dollars Case Competition. Registration is $1,750 per team, which includes admission to all SABR Analytics Conference sessions and a one-year SABR membership for each participant.
- Research Awards: Click here to read the finalists for the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards.
- Certification Courses: The first three courses in the online, on-demand SABR Analytics Certification program, including the newest offering Level Three – Introduction to Baseball Programming, are available now. Click here to learn more or to sign up.
- Sponsors: Click here to learn more about our Sponsors.
SABR has a long and storied history with baseball statistical analysis, evidenced by the link between our name and sabermetrics. SABR’s long history in this area of baseball research, coupled with our mission of advancing the understanding and knowledge of baseball, makes us the perfect choice to coordinate and host this ground-breaking event.
Learn more at SABR.org/analytics.
Featured Speakers
Here are the featured speakers at the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference:
Milwaukee Brewers Front Office 360 Panel
- Eric Babitz, Director of Player Acquisition
- Andrew Fox, Vice President, Baseball Research and Development
- Phil Hauser, Director of Baseball Data Engineering
- Everett Johnson, Senior Analyst, Baseball Research and Development
- Maggie Noffke, Manager of Baseball Application Development
- Daniel Oh, Senior Software Engineer
- Megan Stewart, Lead Strategist, Movement Solutions
- Dan Turkenkopf, Vice President, Baseball Strategy & Innovation
The Balance of Analytics and Culture Panel
- Burke Badenhop, Special Assistant to the General Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks, and former major-league pitcher
- Michael Girsch, Vice President, Special Projects, St. Louis Cardinals
- Max Glick, Director of Baseball Research and Development, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Moderator: Brian Kenny, MLB Network host
MLB Statcast Updates
- Jason Bernard, Senior Manager, Baseball Research & Development, Major League Baseball
- Mike Petriello, Stats Analyst, Major League Baseball
The Evolution of Baseball Analysts
- Kyle Boddy, Founder, Driveline Baseball
- Alex Caravan, Data Science Manager, Penn Interactive
- Vivienne Pelletier, Arizona State University
- Moderator: Will Carroll, Under the Knife columnist
How MLB Teams Utilize Biomechanics Big Data
presented by the American Baseball Biomechanics Society
- Arnel Aguinaldo, Director, Biomechanics and Pitching Laboratories, Point Loma Nazarene University
- Michael Sonne, Pitching Scientist, Chicago Cubs
- Megan Stewart, Lead Strategist of Movement Solutions, Milwaukee Brewers
- Will Vandenberg, Research Scientist, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Moderator: Glenn Fleisig, Research Director, American Sports Medicine Institute
Stay tuned as we announce more speakers and panelists!
Questions?
If you have trouble registering for the SABR Analytics Conference, please contact events@sabr.org.
All guests must adhere to SABR’s Event Code of Conduct at all times. We are dedicated to maintaining an open, inclusive environment at all SABR events.