MLB to produce and distribute Padres games as Diamond opts to miss payment

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin takes Michael Wacha #52 out of the game as Jake Cronenworth #9, Ha-Seong Kim #7, Xander Bogaerts #2, and Rougned Odor #24 of the  Padres look on (Getty Images)
San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin takes Michael Wacha #52 out of the game as Jake Cronenworth #9, Ha-Seong Kim #7, Xander Bogaerts #2, and Rougned Odor #24 of the Padres look on (Getty Images)

Major League Baseball is taking over production and distribution of San Diego Padres games with immediate effect after Diamond Sports Group, the owner and operator of 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs), missed its rights payments to the team.

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