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 ...

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'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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Commissioner Rob Manfred sent a memo to all 30 clubs informing them MLB is opting out of a broadcast partnership with ESPN following the 2025 season. According to The Athletic, Manfred cited ESPN ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks at a news conference Tuesday in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP Share ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball games will conclude at the end of the 2025 season.

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.” ...