"We are focused on reaching long-term agreements with our partners to enable us to continue serving fans across the U.S. and delivering meaningful value to distributors, teams and leagues."
"The baseball schedule is an insanity, and John Sterling is a bonafide legend when you broadcast that long, but it’s not in the perfectly pristine broadcasting case where Vin Scully exists."
The audience marks the property's most-watched game in the last six years, excluding its broadcasts of games with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
"Our initiative with Peacock was a valuable experience with a collaborative partner in our ongoing effort to explore a variety of streaming offerings for our fans as their consumption habits continue to evolve."
Ourand indicated that ESPN could utilize its contractual opt-out as soon as 2024 to try and secure additional local market telecasts for its streaming and linear platforms.
Hylton joined MS NOW in April 2025 as a reporter and co-anchor of The Weekend: Primetime. Now, her first solo anchoring role gives the network an opportunity to showcase her journalism across a larger platform.