Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. ESPN and Major League Baseball exercised an opt-out clause in their national broadcast deal on Thursday, ending the current ...

We’re down to crunch time in the MLB postseason races, and ESPN is stepping up to the plate with special coverage. The network announced Monday it will air three Baseball Tonight Special: MLB Squeeze ...

ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball games will conclude at the end of the 2025 season, it was announced on Thursday. There was a March 1 deadline for MLB and ESPN to opt out of the final three ...

On the heels of a new relationship with ESPN, MLB is reportedly looking to redistribute some of its games. MLB's executives are in negotiations with NBC, Apple, Netflix and ESPN to potentially create ...

ESPN and MLB have reportedly been negotiating a new rights fees agreement. Although the current contract runs through the 2028 season, both parties have a contractual opt out clause that can be ...

There is still hope that MLB will not be leaving ESPN. The two sides have resumed talks to explore the possibility of extending their partnership, according to The Athletic. This comes after it was ...

Major League Baseball and ESPN have “mutually agreed” to end their national television deal after the upcoming 2025 season, according to a memo baseball commissioner Rob Manfred sent to his owners ...

Major League Baseball and ESPN have a framework agreement that would give the network the exclusive rights to sell all out-of-market regular-season games digitally and in-market games for five clubs ...