Final Fox RSN bids see Liberty and MLB team up, Sinclair back in the game, and the BIG3 still bidding “for the culture”
Liberty and MLB have reportedly combined their bids, and Sinclair's now bidding again. The BIG3 bid is also there.
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Liberty Media is now apparently bidding for the former Fox RSNs, and Sinclair and Apollo Global now apparently aren’t
As one bidder enters, two others apparently leave.
Al Leiter will leave YES after 12 seasons with the network
Leiter will remain with MLB Network as a studio analyst.
The first round of bidding for the Fox RSNs was a confusing, muddled affair, with Amazon not fully involved and digital rights debate
It turns out Amazon may not have put in a full bid for the whole RSN package after all, and other bidders were reportedly confused about what MLB digital rights were included.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says they “have preferences” for who gets the Fox RSNs, are “looking at the RSNs ourselves”
MLB might wind up being yet another bidder for the Fox RSNs.
Fox officially extends MLB rights through 2028, and DAZN is also getting into the MLB streaming game
The deal fits with Fox's strategy focusing on live programming.
Red Sox analyst Jerry Remy declares he’s “cancer free … hopefully forever”
Remy had to leave the NESN booth back in August and made some brief appearances through October
MASN won’t bring back Ray Knight for its Nationals broadcasts in 2019
Knight reportedly was taken off the air after a verbal incident with a MASN employee
NBC Sports Bay Area threw some shade at the Dodgers after World Series loss
The NBC Sports Bay Area Giants Twitter account had some shade at the ready last night.
Detroit Tigers broadcasters Rod Allen and Mario Impemba will not return in 2019 following physical altercation in September
Allen and Impemba didn't call any Tigers games after September 4th.
MLB on ESPN viewership up 2% for 2018 season
It's just a data point, but MLB ratings on ESPN went up in 2018, and that could be very good news for MLB going forward.
ESPN draws impressive overnights for its two MLB Tiebreaker games
An unprecedented day of two MLB tiebreaking games led to the highest ratings for afternoon regular season games on the Worldwide Leader
Joe Buck on his online hate: “I try to have fun with it.”
"I think you kind of stick the pin in the balloon and let the air out, and if people know you can laugh at yourself, well, I can’t be that big of a dick."
Your MLB announcing schedule for 9/4-9/10
Here's the breakdown of who's calling games on ESPN, FS1, MLB Network, TBS and ESPN+.
Braves analyst Joe Simpson creates even more controversy with age-related comments about Nationals star Juan Soto
Simpson is apparently determined to feud with everyone.
