ESPN drops Major League Baseball | Editor's Desk

Why ESPN and Major League Baseball called off their TV deal | The Editor's Desk
TheDesk.net publisher Matthew Keys and media analyst Rick Howe discuss ESPN and Major League Baseball's decision to terminate their TV deal after the 2025 season. Plus a Super Bowl bet that went awry for one of our hosts.
ESPN drops Major League Baseball | The Editor's Desk
The Desk publisher Matthew Keys and media analyst Rick Howe discuss ESPN and Major League Baseball's break-up and what it means for distribution of professional baseball on television.
ESPN and Major League Baseball will end their national television deal after 2025 season
ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball games — at least in its current form — will conclude at the end of the 2025 season. ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro informed baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Thursday morning that the network was opting out of the final three years of its contract,
Souhan: Leaving ESPN is a bad idea for Major League Baseball
The greatness of the network’s “Sunday Night Baseball” and “Baseball Tonight” and its use of the nation’s best writers invited fans to the game.
Baseball Strikes Out at ESPN: Sports Giant to End TV Rights Deal With MLB After Current Season
Disney ‘s ESPN and Major League Baseball are breaking up after nearly 40 years together, a sign of how even the most durable content relationships have come under scrutiny in the streaming era, with sports rights increasing exponentially and entertainment conglomerates left to figure out how to pay the bill.
MLB, ESPN 'mutually' agree to end TV deal early after 2025 baseball season
Major League Baseball and ESPN "mutually agreed" to part ways and end their national television deal after the upcoming 2025 season.
ESPN-MLB deal comes to a tragic end
The breakup of ESPN and Major League Baseball was a shocker to those of us who looked at the partnership as a match made in heaven.
Failed $550 Million MLB Deal Could Lead to ESPN’s Downfall, Claims Sportscaster
For three decades and more, ESPN and Major League Baseball were friends. The post Failed $550 Million MLB Deal Could Lead to ESPN’s Downfall, Claims Sportscaster appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Ascending Red Sox Superstar Cracks ESPN's List Of Top MLB Outfielders
In a piece published Monday, ESPN's Buster Olney ranked Duran as the seventh-best corner outfielder in baseball. Duran, who ...
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End of MLB-ESPN relationship is a bummer. But it makes sense in fractured TV landscape.
Major League Baseball is not what it used to be. And neither is ESPN. In this uncertain world, you’d think both parties might need each other. Instead, after 35 years, the league and the ...
Pete Alonso 'home' with Mets after offseason negotiations
Pete Alonso's first taste of free agency didn't go as he expected, but after a prolonged saga, the first baseman found ...
Impending ESPN-MLB divorce another reminder all good things must come to end
The ending of baseball’s partnership with ESPN, like most broken marriages, has gotten ugly. Instead of whining, MLB should ...
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MLB and ESPN Split: Behind the Scenes of a Rocky Breakup
What initially appeared to be a mutual decision between Major League Baseball (MLB) and ESPN to end their broadcast ...
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani throws first bullpen of spring
Ohtani, the unanimous National League MVP after the first 50/50 season in baseball history last year, is expected to be ...