Major League Baseball (MLB)

Baseball
Technology

Major League Baseball and ticketing company StubHub have agreed a deal for secondary-market tickets in a multi-year agreement
Baseball
Media

Apple TV+ doubleheader broadcasts of Friday Night Baseball will require a subscription, while DirecTV will this year air the games in commercial establishments in the United States
Baseball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Major League Baseball has entered into a wide-ranging sponsorship agreement with Zoom that affords the communications platform exposure during in-game replay reviews, television broadcasts and at the league…
Baseball
Media

The years-long battle between Major League Baseball clubs the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals over television rights fees paid by regional sports network Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) is…
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Media

Major League Baseball is reported to be planning to stream games for free for around six teams due to the increasing likelihood of the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports Group, which owns the Bally Sports stations…
Baseball
Sports Betting

Major League Baseball has named FanDuel a co-exclusive official sports betting partner in North America in a multi-year deal that will include FanDuel's app and OTT platform FanDuel+ airing MLB
Baseball
Media

Major League Baseball has added three executives to its new local media department amid financial struggles for 17 teams' regional sports networks (RSN) at Bally Sports and AT&T SportsNet
Baseball
Stadia

Ticketing firm SeatGeek has completed the set of major North American sports by agreeing a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB)
Baseball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers have turned to the CSM Sport & Entertainment agency to land their first-ever jersey patch sponsor
Baseball
Media

Major League Baseball's MLB Network will no longer be available for YouTube TV subscribers after the two parties failed to reach an agreement on a contract renewal
Baseball
Governance

Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels are no longer on the market after owner Arte Moreno announced that he intends to maintain ownership of the franchise "through the 2023 season and beyond"
Baseball
Stadia

Major League Baseball's Cleveland Guardians have unveiled an expansive $202.5m (€187m) renovation plan to "reimagine" Progressive Field.
Baseball
Media

Major League Baseball has appointed veteran sports media executive Billy Chambers to the newly- created position of executive vice president of local media as the league looks to navigate the regional…
Baseball
Governance

Club setting flurry of new league records for player payroll, tax payments
Baseball
Stadia

MLB club finalizes alternate plan after hurricane damage to existing facility
Baseball
Governance

Nine-year, $360m pact sets series of new industry marks
Baseball
Stadia

Revenue-sharing provisions for MLB club change in 2024 without ballpark deal
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Adam Davis, managing director of North America for Two Circles. Fisher and Russo also discuss Merritt Paulson’s move to sell the National Women’s Soccer League’s Portland Thorns, the National Basketball Association’s embrace of new sources of team investor capital, accelerated plans to expand the College Football Playoff, Major League Baseball’s sale of its BAMTech equity stake, the Boston Red Sox’s jersey patch sale, and the departure of Lenny Daniels from Warner Bros. Discovery.