NBC, Apple, ESPN have bid for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ package, per Rob Manfred
ESPN has also expressed interest in obtaining the local rights for five MLB clubs.
ESPN has also expressed interest in obtaining the local rights for five MLB clubs.
"I'm worried this will be the new rule in two years for all games. Regular-season games."
"I'm here to tell you this is absolutely coming to the regular season."
Fox averaged 7.2 million viewers for the Midsummer Classic.
What was A-Rod watching?
"Really is disgusting they continue to let you in the dugout during these games."
The MLB Network documentary Driven: The Freddie Freeman Story debuts Thursday, July 17, at 8 p.m. ET.
"How sweet is it that players are wearing their teams' uniforms again?"
"That Hank Aaron tribute was one of the best things I've ever seen covering a game. That was great."
"I can't believe I'm saying this..."
"I think it is a opportunity to market the game on a really global stage."
Monday's telecast averaged 5.73 million viewers, up 5% versus last year.
"Some people don’t know what that means."
"I'm a big Rob Manfred fan"
"let’s see what X has to say..."
"What if we took the Home Run Derby and made it completely unwatchable"
"I think on the radio, he’s the best baseball broadcaster in the country."
"I was hoping it was going to be done by now, but it’ll be shortly. We made real progress."
"This kid throws it 103. People want to see that."
"I believe the question was a political question about laws that are on the books and everything like that..."
"You know what flipped them? The media. They got tired of seeing themselves being shown up on ESPN"
The days of MLB being a hot topic on ESPN are long gone
The Worldwide Leader reignited criticism over its repeated overlooking of the Chicago White Sox’s historic 2005 title run.