Overview
- The network opens its package on April 15 with Mets at Dodgers at 10 p.m. ET on Jackie Robinson Day.
- Additional selections include Yankees–Royals on Memorial Day (May 25), the Mets–Phillies second-half opener on July 16 at 7 p.m. ET, and the Little League Classic on Aug. 23 featuring the Braves and Brewers at 7 p.m. ET in Williamsport.
- ESPN will carry 30 exclusive national windows under a new three-year deal, with most games scheduled for weeknights and a concentration on Wednesdays.
- The agreement makes ESPN the operator of MLB.TV and grants in-market streaming for six MLB-produced clubs: San Diego, Colorado, Arizona, Cleveland, Minnesota and Seattle.
- In the broader rights shuffle, Sunday Night Baseball and the Wild Card round move to NBC and Peacock and the Home Run Derby shifts to Netflix, while ESPN also announced a multi-year extension for MLB reporter Jesse Rogers.