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ESPN and Major League Baseball agree to end their deal after 2025 season, AP source says

ESPN and Major League Baseball are ending their partnership after the 2025 season, as announced by MLB on Thursday.
MLB expressed dissatisfaction with the minimal coverage on ESPN's platforms in recent years.
ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro informed MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred of the decision to opt out of the contract.
Both parties agreed to terminate their national television deal early, according to a knowledgeable source.

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Wall Street Journal

ESPN, MLB Agree to End TV Deal

By Isabella Simonetti and Jared Diamond 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 watch sports. The league and Disney’s ESPN said Thursday that they plan to end their current deal after the 2025 season. ESPN was due to pay the league $550 million a year from 2026 to 2028 for the right to air 3…

50 minutes ago·New York, United States

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Breitbart

MLB Commish Calls ESPN a 'Shrinking Platform' Amid Parting of Ways on Media Rights Deal

Rob Manfred took a parting shot at ESPN while announcing the end of the media rights deal between MLB and ESPN at the end of the 2025 season.

13 hours ago·United States

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Fox News

MLB, ESPN mutually parting ways on media rights deal after 2025 season: report

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wrote to league owners saying the league's deal with ESPN for media rights will come to an end after the 2025 season.

17 hours ago·New York, United States

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9NEWS Denver

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MLB will end deal with ESPN after 2025 season

ESPN has carried MLB games since 1990, but the network cut back its coverage in the current contract to 30 regular-season games and the Wild Card postseason series.

20 hours ago·Denver, United States

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New York Post

MLB games will soon be off ESPN airwaves in media bombshell

It appears Major League Baseball will be off ESPN’s airwaves after the 2025 season. The two sides “mutually agreed” to cut their national television deal short after this year, according to a memo from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, via The Athletic.

1 day ago·New York, United States

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