Report: MLB, ESPN End TV Contract; Manfred Calls Out 'Minimal Coverage' on Platforms
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ESPN Disputes Breakup With MLB Over National TV Deal Was 'Mutual'
In the letter, Manfred cited ESPN's lack of baseball coverage in its programming outside of the games as one of the reasons why he agreed to terminate the deal that was set to run through the 2028 ...
Souhan: Leaving ESPN is a bad idea for Major League Baseball
The greatness of the network’s “Sunday Night Baseball” and “Baseball Tonight” and its use of the nation’s best writers ...
MLB, ESPN opt out of TV deal for 2026-28; MLB cites ‘minimal coverage’
ESPN had been asking to lower the fees it pays to MLB for the next portion of its current contract. The deal would remain in ...
ESPN and Major League Baseball will end their national TV deal after the 2025 season
ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball games — at least in its current form — will conclude at the end of the 2025 season.
MLB games will soon be off ESPN airwaves in media bombshell
It appears Major League Baseball will be off ESPN’s airwaves after the 2025 season. The two sides “mutually agreed” to cut ...
ESPN and Major League Baseball will end their national television deal after 2025 season
The network has carried MLB games since 1990 and decided to opt out of a deal they signed with the league in 2021.