
If the current postseason format remains in place, ESPN will exclusively carry one of the two Wild Card games, and it will gain eight additional regular season games.
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In addition, ESPN will continue to exclusively carry the Home Run Derby and can nationally air up to ten spring training games per year.Īs for the postseason, ESPN will have the rights to exclusively broadcast all MLB Wild Card series games starting in 2022, if that format is revived.
MLB looking at opportunities for local DTC streaming optionĮSPN has also retained the Little League Classic and the season’s opening night game. DAZN, the digital sports media specialist, dropped its US$300 million deal for a ‘whiparound’ show last year, meaning that content is also available. ESPN’s current contract sees it pay US$700 million per year, but although the annual fee is decreasing the new deal sees its cost per game go up.Īccording to Sports Business Journal (SBJ), MLB is looking to sell the midweek games that ESPN has dropped and a deal – likely with a digital media company – is close. Major League Baseball (MLB), Disney and ESPN have agreed a new seven-year domestic broadcast partnership which runs until the end of the 2028 season and is reportedly worth US$550 million per year.īeginning in 2022, ESPN will see its number of exclusive regular season games drop from 90 to 30, retaining the marquee Sunday night package. MLB reportedly set to announce deal with digital media company for midweek games. ESPN gains exclusive rights to Wild Card series games until the end of 2028 if new format is approved. Other nationally televised games, including more on ESPN, FS1, TBS, and MLB Network, will be announced at a later date. Louis Cardinals 7:00 PM ETĪs for Turner, their first game of the year will be Yankees-Nationals on July 26th, airing at 1 PM on TBS. New York Mets at Washington Nationals OR Milwaukee Brewers at St. Atlanta Braves at New York Mets OR Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels 7:00 PM ET.
Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers OR Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins 8:00 PM ET. Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies OR Cleveland Indians at St. Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals OR Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers 7:00 PM ET. Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees OR Oakland Athletics at San Francisco Giants 7:00 PM ET. Louis Cardinals at Chicago White Sox 7:00 PM ET
Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals OR Houston Astros at Arizona Diamondbacks 7:00 PM ET.Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees OR Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels 7:00 PM ET.Boston Red Sox at New York Mets OR Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins 7:00 PM ET.Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres 9:00 PM ET (FS1).New York Yankees at Washington Nationals 7:00 PM ET.San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers 4:00 PM ET.
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs 1:00 PM ET. All but one (which is noted) of these games will air on Fox. July 26th: Braves-Mets/Giants-Dodgers (doubleheader)Īnd Fox released their national schedule of games, which includes both Thursday and Saturday windows. The Field of Dreams game between the and is set for August 13 on FOX! /p1P4Wv78QvĮSPN also released their Sunday Night Baseball schedule, which includes a doubleheader in the first weekend of the season.