MLB to produce local games for Guardians, Brewers, Twins

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MLB to produce local games for Guardians, Brewers, Twins
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41684772/mlb-produce-local-games-guardians-brewers-twins

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Major League Baseball announced Tuesday it will produce and distribute local games for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins for next season, signaling that all three teams will break away from the bankrupt Diamond Sports Group.

The Texas Rangers will also break away from Diamond, which is 19 months into Chapter 11 reorganization, but is considering other local media options for the 2025 season, MLB announced.

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The Guardians, Twins, Brewers and Rangers were all on expiring deals with Diamond. Eight other teams -- the Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals -- are still in limbo.

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Diamond recently submitted a reorganization plan that calls for it to shed broadcasting rights for every team in its portfolio except the Braves, though the company is seeking renegotiated terms with the other teams. A confirmation date, during which a bankruptcy judge will determine whether Diamond will move forward as a reorganized business, has been set for Nov. 14-15 in Houston.

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2:39p, 10/10/24

Hoping that MLB will use this as an opportunity to do away with in-market blackouts on mlb.tv. The crippling cost of in-market television rights for professional sports is what has killed the Regional Sports Network. The average sports fan is not willing to pay an extra $20 or $25 per month to sign up with a provider that still carries RSNs.

It's great that MLB will stream the Cardinals and Royals to me once Bally Sports Midwest/KC shut down, but if they think I'm paying $20 a month per team, they're nuts. I'll likely just keep using mlb.tv and a VPN.

Also, interesting to me that Bally is planning on ditching MLB (except for Atlanta) but thinks it will survive the summer months as a sports network. No idea (or interest) if they plan to continue to show the NBA and NHL. If they don't, then their survival as sports networks becomes even more unlikely.

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