MLB’s Short TV Deal with ESPN, NBC, Netflix Is a Media Money Move for 2029

Boardroom breaks down why MLB intentionally kept its recently announced media rights pact to just three years, much shorter ...

MLB saves face with new TV deals

Just nine months ago, Major League Baseball found itself in a situation that looked borderline dire. ESPN had just opted out ...
Yahoo! Sports

Going, Going, Gone: ESPN, MLB Opt-Out Portends Industry Changes

Major League Baseball and ESPN announced Thursday that their national television deal would be cut short after this season, with baseball rights now on the market for the following three years. In a ...
Sports Illustrated

MLB, ESPN in Talks for New Broadcasting Contract

In February, it was reported that MLB and ESPN agreed to end their national television contract after the 2025 season, with ESPN opting out of the rest of its deal with the league. As of Monday, there ...
Awful Announcing

ESPN, MLB reportedly ‘have agreement’ for major streaming deal

The rocky relationship between Major League Baseball and ESPN is getting a second chance, and it looks nothing like what came before. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, the two sides have ...
Investor's Business Daily on MSN

ESPN Secures MLB Streaming, MLB.TV Rights, Netflix Wins Home Run Derby

MLB on Wednesday announced new three-year media rights deals with ESPN, Netflix and NBC reportedly worth $800 million ...
The New York Times

MLB, ESPN renew talks to keep baseball on network: Sources

Representatives for Major League Baseball and ESPN have renewed talks to keep the sports network involved in the game after a contentious break-up earlier this year, sources briefed on the ...
Hosted on MSN

ESPN, MLB resume conversations over potential new deal

The two sides ended their relationship earlier this year, but a new report indicates the split might not be permanent. Is 2025 the last season that the Worldwide Leader in Sports will broadcast MLB ...
Hosted on MSN

ESPN, MLB Mutually Agree to Opt Out of Broadcasting Deal After '25 Season

ESPN Wanted Lower Rights Fees, MLB Was Unhappy With Baseball Coverage on Network Disney's ESPN confirmed on Thursday that the sports giant has mutually agreed to end its broadcasting partnership with ...
Forbes

In March, ESPN Or MLB May Pull Out Of Their Agreement

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 ...
Chicago Tribune

Column: Impending ESPN-MLB divorce is another reminder that all good things must come to an end

MESA, Ariz. — The breakup of ESPN and Major League Baseball was a shocker to those of us who looked at the partnership as a match made in heaven, or at least the baseball equivalent in Dyersville, ...

Making sense of MLB's newest class of managers

A 33-year-old, a college coach, a recently retired reliever ... it's been quite an offseason for unconventional skippers.