"Multiple networks and streaming services have been in negotiations with Major League Baseball to take over ESPN's TV rights package, with Netflix emerging as a possible destination. The current broadcast partnership between MLB and ESPN is set to expire after the 2025 season, and other companies have stepped forward to fill in the gap. ESPN currently holds the rights to weekly "Sunday Night Baseball" broadcasts, the Wild Card Series and Home Run Derby, but all of those events will likely be carried on different platforms next year."
"Recent reports also suggested the Home Run Derby could potentially be headed to Netflix. According to Andrew Marchand of the Athletic, Netflix's agreement with MLB will give the streaming service broadcast rights for the annual Home Run Derby and special event games: Netflix will also have the Home Run Derby and is expected to share a handful of special location event regular-season games with NBC/Peacock, including "Field of Dreams," "MLB at Rickwood Field" and the "MLB Speedway" game, which debuted in August. Those games have been broadcast by Fox Sports in the past. Fox may still have unique regular-season event games."
"Back in early September, it was reported Apple and NBC were the finalists to acquire the rights to "Sunday Night Baseball" games and Wild Card Series. Despite the apparent losses of "Sunday Night Baseball," the Home Run Derby and Wild Card Series games after the 2025 season, it is still possible that ESPN continues broadcasting MLB games in some capacity going forward. The two sides reportedly reached an agreement on the framework of a new deal, which would give ESPN exclusive rights to roughly 30 regular-season games and MLB.TV."
Multiple networks and streaming services are negotiating with Major League Baseball to assume ESPN's TV rights package ahead of the 2025 contract expiration. ESPN currently holds "Sunday Night Baseball," the Wild Card Series and the Home Run Derby, but those events are expected to move to different platforms. Apple and NBC were reported finalists for "Sunday Night Baseball" and the Wild Card Series. Netflix is positioned to obtain the Home Run Derby and several special-location regular-season games, while ESPN and MLB reportedly reached a framework for ESPN to retain about 30 exclusive regular-season games plus MLB.TV.
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