All 9 MLB teams under contract with Main Street Sports split from RSN

With pitchers and catchers just days away from reporting, several MLB franchises find themselves facing uncertainty with regard to their media rights deals.

And with Main Street Sports Group seemingly on the verge of bankruptcy, all nine teams under contract with the company have decided to depart from the RSN.

Puck’s John Ourand first reported on Monday that six of the nine teams had made their decision over the weekend, with Sports Business Journal’s Tom Friend later adding that all nine MLB teams would be leaving the FanDuel Sports Network operator. Eight of the nine teams — the Milwaukee Brewers, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels —are expected to take their media rights in-house with MLB, while the Atlanta Braves are expected to launch their own network.

While significant, it was hardly unexpected that all of the teams under contract with Main Street Sports Group would part ways with the RSN operator. With DAZN’s attempt to purchase the RSN group falling apart, Friend reports that Main Street Sports Group could file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy as early as next week, which would ultimately lead to the liquidation of the company.

As for its non-MLB assets, Ourand reports that Main Street Sports Group executives have recently insisted that they still plan to produce NBA and NHL broadcasts throughout the remainder of their ongoing regular seasons. The timing of that report likely isn’t coincidental, as the official opt-outs from the MLB teams could make it more feasible that Main Street will be able to fulfill its payments to its NBA and NHL franchises.

As for MLB, it appears the league will now enter the 2026 season in possession of the media rights for 15 of its teams. In recent years, the league has put an increased emphasis on obtaining such rights, especially has the RSN model has continued to falter.