ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball games will conclude at the end of the 2025 season, it was announced on Thursday. There was a March 1 deadline for MLB and ESPN to opt out of the final ...
Another cord-cutting aftershock struck Major League Baseball’s media landscape Thursday when Commissioner Rob Manfred informed team owners that MLB and ESPN will terminate their broadcast deal ...
ESPN and MLB have reportedly been negotiating a new rights fees agreement. Although the current contract runs through the 2028 season, both parties have a contractual opt out clause that can be ...
Major League Baseball and ESPN are ending their media rights partnership after more than three decades, a sign of how legacy TV’s decline and streaming’s ascendance are changing the way ...
The network first aired MLB games in 1990, but the league said in a statement that it is dismayed at how ESPN has pared back its baseball coverage. “Given that MLB provides strong viewership ...
MLB and ESPN are at a crossroads after the two not-so-mutually agreed to nix their broadcasting deal that was set to run through 2028. The Worldwide Leader is reportedly open to negotiating a new ...
Major League Baseball is leaving one of its major TV partners. ESPN confirmed Friday that it has agreed with MLB to opt out of the final three years of their TV contract. The sides agreed to a ...
Manfred wrote the league has “not been pleased with the minimal coverage that MLB has received on ESPN’s platforms over the past several years outside of the actual live game coverage.” ...