Haivision Systems has announced that Makito X4 has been named the Official Video Encoder of Minor League Baseball (MiLB). This new technology partnership aims to support the league’s live game video contribution, production, and distribution workflows across its national network of 120 teams, as the company has claimed in a statement.

As part of this partnership, MiLB will deploy Makito X4 video encoders across its nationwide network of Minor League ballparks, looking forward to enabling a standardized, ultra-low latency contribution layer for how live games are captured, transported, and distributed to fans, teams, and broadcasters.

“Haivision brings the performance, low-latency, and operational control we need to support live video at the scale of Minor League Baseball”, explains Daniel Blanchard, Vice President, Media Operations at Major League Baseball. “The Makito video encoder will play a key role in video contribution from Minor League Baseball stadiums for the delivery of over 8,000 games each season for streaming and TV. Haivision’s excellence in low-latency live video transport, including its leadership in SRT and its video encoding technology give us the reliability, visibility, and control required to operate a nationwide live production environment”.

As MiLB modernized its live video infrastructure, the league adopted the Haivision-developed SRT video protocol to try to stabilize long-haul transport from resource-constrained venues, improving the consistency and reliability of live streams. Haivision SRT Gateway is used to aggregate and route feeds through MiLB’s data centers in New Jersey and Denver, with the intention of forming a resilient transport foundation for its cloud workflows.

Building on that foundation, MiLB selected Makito X4 to standardize live video contribution across its Minor League Baseball broadcast ecosystem. The video encoders will deliver live game feeds into MiLB’s cloud-based production environment, where they are prepared for distribution to MiLB.TV, MLB Network, parent Major League clubs, and third-party broadcast partners.

Haivision’s live video contribution ecosystem is powered by its cloud-based master control solution, Haivision Hub 360.

“Minor League Baseball is operating one of the most demanding live video ecosystems in professional sports, and that scale requires technology that is proven, resilient, and built for continuous operation”, shares Colin Coyle, SVP of Sales at Haivision. “With Makito X4, MiLB is gaining a standardized, ultra-low latency contribution platform designed to support thousands of live games each season”.

The deployment of Makito X4 across Minor League Baseball is scheduled to begin during the 2026 season, with a phased rollout across ballparks as part of MiLB’s broader live video infrastructure refresh.