The big sports network is walking away from the national pastime, accelerating baseball’s need to cope with the demise of the TV economy that fueled its growth for decades.

According to an MLB memo obtained by The Athletic, Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred seemed to be taking a hard stand. “While ESPN has stated they would like to continue to have

ESPN, the so-called “worldwide leader in sports,” seems to have taken a detour into investigative takedowns—this time with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred in their crosshairs. The post ESPN Under Scrutiny After Trying to Expose MLB Commissioner Over TV Deal Fallout appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The sports giant sought to reduce the rights fees it paid the league; MLB to seek new rights deal for 2026 season.

Major League Baseball and ESPN "mutually agreed" to part ways and end their national television deal after the upcoming 2025 season.

ESPN and Major League Baseball will no longer be partners following the 2025 season, as the sides agreed to mutually opt out of their broadcast contract Thursday. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred sent a memo to clubs that was obtained by The Athletic,

The news comes just a couple weeks after ESPN and Major League Baseball opted out of the final three years of a contract that ran through 2028.

It looks like ESPN and Major League Baseball are not on the same page! The post Latest TV Deal Fallout: The $300M Standoff That Broke ESPN’s MLB Agreement appeared first on EssentiallySports.