In a dramatic pullback against ever-higher sports rights fees, ESPN is opting out of the final three years of its contract with Major League Baseball, in a “mutually” agreed-upon agreement. ESPN has ...

Major League Baseball and ESPN are ending their media rights partnership after more than three decades, a sign of how legacy TV’s decline and streaming’s ascendance are changing the way Americans ...

Representatives for Major League Baseball and ESPN have renewed talks to keep the sports network involved in the game after a contentious break-up earlier this year, sources briefed on the ...

The two sides ended their relationship earlier this year, but a new report indicates the split might not be permanent. Is 2025 the last season that the Worldwide Leader in Sports will broadcast MLB ...

ESPN Wanted Lower Rights Fees, MLB Was Unhappy With Baseball Coverage on Network Aaron McDade is a breaking news reporter for Investopedia. He is an experienced journalist who has covered everything ...

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 ...

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 ...

ESPN and MLB are opting out of their TV deal early. The partnership will end with the 2025 season. ESPN's sports rights are of particular interest ahead of the fall launch of its flagship streamer.