Rob Manfred on blackouts, international TV rights: ‘Our strategy will change’
"We need to be out of the business of blackouts."
"We need to be out of the business of blackouts."
"Game 1 on Fox delivered the best-ever performance for an Opening Day game played in Asia."
"We don't need to have Opening Day over there. Have Opening Day here."
"The biggest star in the sport is there on his home turf, you’ve got to be there."
25 million people watched the Tokyo Series in Japan, bigger than any American baseball audience since Game 7 of the 2017 World Series.
Believe it or not, the 2025 MLB season began on Tuesday.
The MLB regular season begins early Tuesday morning in Japan on Fox.
Game 1 will air on Fox while Game 2 will air on FS1.