Home Run Derby sees viewership increase despite ESPN’s shoddy coverage
Monday's telecast averaged 5.73 million viewers, up 5% versus last year.
Monday's telecast averaged 5.73 million viewers, up 5% versus last year.
"What if we took the Home Run Derby and made it completely unwatchable"
"I was hoping it was going to be done by now, but it’ll be shortly. We made real progress."
The days of MLB being a hot topic on ESPN are long gone
"I guess we kind of got here late to the game and all the spots have basically been taken up for everything."
Judge last competed in the Home Run Derby as a rookie in 2017.
NBC would not be seeking international and radio rights or the rights to highlight clips.
"I'm in. If they'll have me"
The question becomes, does the league want to put a price tag on it?
"I could see that ending up there."
"The opportunity to go off the clock, not be in a split screen, shoot all the action full, have reactions and orient that towards the biggest moments of the contest has been a really big priority."
Revealing Home Run Derby changes on Baseball Tonight has some logic.
Either ESPN or MLB could opt out of their seven-year rights deal, running through 2028, following the 2025 season.
"Turn it back to 10 outs so we can actually watch balls fly."
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