MLB to include World Baseball Classic rights into 2028 media deals
Per Sports Media Watch, rights to the 2028 World Baseball Classic will be negotiated alongside MLB's broader 2028 media rights talks.
Per Sports Media Watch, rights to the 2028 World Baseball Classic will be negotiated alongside MLB's broader 2028 media rights talks.
"I know how incredibly fortunate I’ve been to be associated with Major League Baseball.”
"Because of the changes in the media market, it’s clear we need to have a more national media strategy."
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is pushing to finalize the league's new media rights deals before the All-Star Game.
"They are heaven and they continue to be the best possible partner"
"They stepped up for the NBA. And to come back to us and say we want to cut you..."
"The explosion in popularity in Korea and Japan is going to create an opportunity to fundamentally change the way we sell our media rights."