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Bob Fescoe: MLB Needs ‘National TV Nights’ on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
"...if baseball wants to be on that kind of national stage, you need to have a product like the NFL does on Sundays."
Meredith Marakovits Stays on Top of the Curve Covering the New York Yankees
"I think there’s always a storyline that’s exciting."
SNY Reportedly Exploring Potential Deals for New Financial Backers, Including Potential Sale
The network reportedly has an exclusive, long-term partnership with the Mets through the 2035 season, according to people familiar with the matter.
Jimmy Pitaro: If MLB is Interested in ‘Working Out Some Kind of New Construct,’ ESPN is As Well
"I don’t know where they are at this point, but as I’ve said repeatedly, if they do reach out and they’re interested in talking, we’re of course going to listen."
Major League Baseball Has Discussed Potential MLB.TV Licensing Deal: Report
The reported discussions come at a time when 27 out of the 30 MLB teams have introduced direct-to-consumer streaming functionalities.
David Samson: MLB Work Stoppage is ‘Almost Assured’ After 2026 Season
"When you say that tens of thousands of direct-to-consumer in-market packages are being sold and you’re trying to say, ‘Look how many people want to pay to watch baseball,’ and then you do the math, oy."
Matt Vasgersian Fires Strikes In Search of ‘Santa Maria’ on MLB Network
"You learn something doing play-by-play that you didn’t know yesterday, and you learn something studio hosting that you didn’t know yesterday about the game, the sport, and it’s huge."
ESPN MLB Opening Day Broadcast of Brewers-Yankees Averages 1.93 Million Viewers
The game peaked with 2.23 million viewers and encapsulated the largest Opening Day audience since 2020.
MLB.TV Goes Down Amid Opening Day Games
Baseball fans aiming to tune in and watch their favorite team strive for their first win of the new campaign were unsuccessful in their efforts, displaying an era reading, “We had some trouble loading the game, please try again later.”
Rob Manfred: Level of Dissatisfaction with ESPN Started with the End of ‘Baseball Tonight’
"They stepped up for the NBA, they stepped up for football, stepped up for this one, and to come back to us and say, ‘We want to cut you.’"