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MLB leaving ESPN

MLB leaving ESPN after 2025 season, league cites ‘minimal coverage’

The news marks the end of a more than three-decade partnership that has included the postseason and "Sunday Night Baseball."

The New York Times · 1d

MLB, ESPN opt out of TV deal for 2026-28; MLB cites ‘minimal coverage’

ESPN had been asking to lower the fees it pays to MLB for the next portion of its current contract. The deal would remain in place for 2025.

WTKR · 13h

ESPN, MLB to cut ties at the end of 2025 season after 35-year partnership

The conclusion of the 2025 baseball season will also mark the end of ESPN and Major League Baseball’s decades-long partnership. It was announced Thursday at the start of spring training, reportedly as a mutual decision.

MLB will test robo-umpires in spring training games

Fortune on MSN · 1d

MLB will test robo-umpires in spring training games starting this week

Major League Baseball this week will begin testing an automated system that will keep count of balls and strikes. The tests will take place during spring training and could be rolled into regular season play in 2026.

CNN on MSN · 1d

MLB’s Spring Training games get underway in earnest on Friday. Here are 5 things to watch as baseball returns

They’re the two words that herald the coming of spring, the promise of warm sunshine and long days, the sound of bat-on-ball and the return of the boys of summer: Play ball!

The Washington Post · 1d

Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues

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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 ...

Alexander: You think ESPN isn’t giving baseball enough attention now? Just wait

When the network’s MLB contract ends after this year, the Pat McAfee/Stephen A. Smith engagement farming mechanism that drives much of its daytime programming, will find lots of other things to ...

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Major League Baseball Statement

We have had a long and mutually beneficial partnership with ESPN that dates back to its first MLB game in 1990. Unfortunately in recent years, we have seen ESPN scale back their baseball coverage and ...

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Former American League All-Star, World Series Champion Passes Away

A knuckleballer for the 1966 World Series champion Orioles who made his only All-star team with the White Sox the year prior has died at 88.

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Mike Clevinger getting another MLB opportunity

Veteran right-hander Mike Clevinger is getting another opportunity in Major League Baseball, it was revealed this week.

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MLB The Show 25 is Already Set to Break a Major Series Tradition

MLB The Show 25 will serve as the franchise's milestone 20th title, and with this comes some major breaks in the franchise's tradition.

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Batting Around: Should MLB copy the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off schedule, format for the World Baseball Classic?

Throughout the offseason, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty ...

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