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ESPN ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ Broadcast of Mets-Yankees Most-Viewed Since 2018
The Subway Series matchup was the most-watched broadcast of "Sunday Night Baseball" since August 2018, according to ESPN reporter Buster Olney.
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.
Joon Lee Launches YouTube Channel, Claims ‘Sports Media is Broken’
"The more that I watched, the more that I read, the more that I scrolled, the more that I felt like something was fundamentally broken in sports today."
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.
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.’"
Karl Ravech: ‘I’m Very Optimistic’ About ESPN, MLB Future
Ahead of Opening Day of the MLB season, ESPN and Major League Baseball mutually agreed to exercise an opt out in their media rights...
John Nallen: FOX Will ‘Probably Look’ at ESPN MLB Package
"I think what will come to market in some form will be some baseball product, particularly after baseball and ESPN announced that after the season their relationship would change."
From ESPN to ‘The Athletic,’ Jayson Stark Remains Baseball’s Five-Tool Player
"I’ve been really lucky in my life to work in great places with great people, but there’s never been anything quite like this."