Behind Scenes of a Rocky Breakup

Impending ESPN-MLB divorce another reminder all good things must come to end
What led to ESPN and MLB’s messy breakup
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MLB and ESPN Split: Behind the Scenes of a Rocky Breakup
Marchand: With ESPN opt-out, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred creates another TV mess
MLB is in a tough position with its TV rights after the league and ESPN announced an early end to their current deal after this season.
Why Rob Manfred, MLB Decided to Drop ESPN As National TV Partner
ESPN and MLB mutually decided to part ways at the conclusion of the 2025 season, which will conclude the latest media right contract between the two sides. In a letter to the league's owners obtained by The Athletic, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred laid out the league's reasons to end the partnership.
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Rob Manfred's Bold Move Shakes Up MLB Broadcast Partnership Leaving Fans Despondent
It’s official, ESPN and MLB are calling it quits. The post Fans Give Up on Longtime Broadcasting Partner After Rob Manfred Pulls Off the Unthinkable appeared first on EssentiallySports.
It took Max Scherzer one start to decide he absolutely hates Rob Manfred's roboumps
Veteran righty Max Scherzer has earned his reputation as something of an old-school pitcher. This is true in the baseball sense: Scherzer has led the league in innings pitched two separate times and continues to take pride in working deep into games in the era of third-time-through-the-order penalties and five-and-dive.
Rob Manfred's Update on A's Ballpark(s) Seems Indirect
Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle posted a quick update she received from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on the A's ballparks in bot
Manfred calls Athletics’ new park in Sacramento charming but still expects to be in Vegas by 2028
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred called the Athletics temporary home in Sacramento charming but reiterated that he expects the franchise will open its new stadium in Las Vegas in 2028.
Report: MLB, ESPN End TV Contract; Manfred Calls Out 'Minimal Coverage' on Platforms
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MLBPA's Tony Clark calls out Rob Manfred for lockout comments: 'The other side keeps interjecting negativity'
To wit, here's what MLBPA head Tony Clark said this week to USA Today's Bob Nightengale: "When the commissioner suggests openly that the expectation is a work stoppage and that a lockout is the new norm or should be considered as much,
Even Rob Manfred is concerned about the Dodgers spending with a new CBA coming
The current CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) between MLB and the MLBPA is set to expire on December 1st of 2026. We all know that MLB commissioner Rob Manf
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Rob Manfred: Dodgers not breaking rules, but says he and owners concerned about game's disparity
“It's clear we have fans in some markets that are concerned about the ability of the team in their market to compete with the financial resources of the Dodgers,” MLB commissioner Rob Manfred ...
MLB, ESPN cut cord on broadcast deal after this season
Amid a shifting landscape of regional sports networks, the sides agreed not to extend the deal before their self-imposed March 1 deadline.