‘Field of Dreams’ TV series scrapped at Peacock
The 'Field of Dreams' series -- which was to be written and executive produced by Michael Schur -- won't happen at Peacock, but Universal Television hopes the series will land at another outlet.
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Jon Heyman joins New York Post as MLB columnist
Heyman has done TV work as an insider at MLB Network for many years, to go with a long history of writing about baseball at various outlets.
‘Take Me Out,’ stage play about baseball player coming out, being adapted for TV limited series
Jesse Williams from 'Grey's Anatomy' will play the lead role of Darren Lemming.
FanGraphs hires former Astros scouting director Kevin Goldstein to provide analysis and commentary
Goldstein wrote for Baseball Prospectus before leaving to work for the Astros in 2012.
FiveThirtyEight baseball writer Travis Sawchik among layoffs at ABC News
Sawchik had written for ABC's data-driven analysis site since 2018.
Felicity Huffman to play minor-league baseball owner in ABC comedy
Huffman previously starred as producer Dana Whitaker on 'Sports Night.'
Showtime’s ‘Bad Hombres’ uses minor-league baseball team to chronicle U.S.-Mexico border conflict
Most viewers might prefer more of a sports documentary without politics as the backdrop.
MLB.TV costs $59.99 for the 60-game season
MLB.TV had a price of $121.99 for the 162-game season before the pandemic.
ESPN releases trailer for ‘Long Gone Summer’, a 30 for 30 on the Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa 1998 home run battle
The 1998 MLB season was an absolute blast, but it's now remembered as much for PEDs. How will Long Gone Summer depict the home run chase? We'll find out on June 14.
ESPN’s Jon Sciambi on calling KBO broadcasts: “Smile and have some fun”
Sciambi has been paired with Eduardo Perez and Kyle Peterson for early-morning telecasts.
Spike Lee’s Jackie Robinson film would have been a major downer, aiming to tell the icon’s complete story
Lee would have explored Robinson's post-baseball life, politics, and the tragedy of his son's death.
Spike Lee posts script for his unmade Jackie Robinson film online, for all to read during isolation
"Don't worry if you don't like baseball or sports. This is a great American story."
