Overview
- MLB will produce and distribute Nationals games for in-market viewers on cable and satellite and through the league’s streaming platform under the Nationals.TV brand.
- Streaming subscriptions will be sold via MLB.com and the MLB app when packages go on sale in February, with specific cable and satellite channel placements to be announced.
- Washington becomes the seventh club under MLB Media, joining the Diamondbacks, Guardians, Mariners, Padres, Rockies and Twins.
- MASN will carry only the Orioles going forward, and the network said it will continue as the team’s rights holder as the Nationals’ departure increases scrutiny of MASN’s future.
- The move lands as regional sports networks face turbulence, with nine MLB teams terminating deals with Main Street Sports and MLB signaling readiness to take on more local rights if necessary.