According to Puck's John Ourand, the league is discussing a potential rights package with Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and NBC. Those talks reportedly are more focused on the all-encompassing broadcast rights that will open in 2028 instead of solely on ESPN's current package that it is opting out of after the 2025 season.

MLB is in a tough position with its TV rights after the league and ESPN announced an early end to their current deal after this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ spending habits the past two years has drawn plenty of criticism from various corners of the baseball industry. The frustration has not been limited to opposing fanbases, but is present among the other owners around the league as well.

It’s official, ESPN and MLB are calling it quits. The post Fans Give Up on Longtime Broadcasting Partner After Rob Manfred Pulls Off the Unthinkable appeared first on EssentiallySports.

ESPN and MLB mutually decided to part ways at the conclusion of the 2025 season, which will conclude the latest media right contract between the two sides. In a letter to the league's owners obtained by The Athletic, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred laid out the league's reasons to end the partnership.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has had no issue introducing new concepts to the game over the last few seasons with others in mind. Could he do the same to keep the Dodgers in check?

Lockout tensions are back, and the battle has already begun. The post Rob Manfred Under Scrutiny From MLB Players Association Head for ‘Negative’ Statement on Lockdown Threat appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Just one offseason after stunning the sports world by signing Shohei Ohtani to a then-North American sports record, $700 million contract, the Los Angeles Dodge

Following a partnership that spanned three-and-a-half decades, ESPN and Major League Baseball mutually agreed to end their broadcast relationship after the 2025 season on Thursday. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told The Athletic that he has “not been pleased with the minimal coverage that MLB has

“It's clear we have fans in some markets that are concerned about the ability of the team in their market to compete with the financial resources of the Dodgers,” MLB commissioner Rob Manfred ...

Commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledges that MLB has a money problem. The Dodgers have been spending heavily, making it difficult for even the wealthiest franchises to keep up.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced in a memo obtained by The Athletic. The MLB has had a long-standing relationship with ESPN, dating back to 1989 when they signed their first rights agreement.