Shohei Ohtani will be in the batter’s box for the season’s first pitch Tuesday, arriving at the Tokyo Dome coronated a World ...

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 ...

After more than three decades together, MLB games might no longer be aired on ESPN after this year. The league and network have "mutually agreed to terminate their agreement after the 2025 season ...

ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball is headed to the bottom of the ninth. The Walt Disney Co.-owned sports broadcasting giant and MLB on Thursday night separately announced an end to their ...

As media breakups go, it was an ugly one. ESPN told MLB it was opting out of its rights deal, ending its long-running “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast. Hours later, MLB Commissioner Rob ...

Manfred 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,” according to the memo.

The Athletic's Evan Drellich reported Thursday that MLB and ESPN have "mutually agreed" to end their national television contract after the 2025 season. In a letter obtained by The Athletic ...

The conclusion of the 2025 baseball season will also mark the end of ESPN and Major League Baseball’s decades-long partnership. It was announced Thursday at the start of spring training, reportedly as ...

ESPN and MLB signed a new deal in 2021 ... Karl Ravech and his crew a “3” and “5” from the old center-field scoreboard, commemorating the 35 years of their partnership.

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ESPN and MLB both made statements Thursday night confirming the end of the current rights deal. There was a March 1 deadline for MLB and ESPN to opt out of the final three years of their contract.

In what was announced as a mutual breakup of two longtime media partners, Major League Baseball and ESPN announced they would opt out of their contract ahead of their March deadline to do so.