NBCUniversal reportedly making bid for ESPN’s MLB package, including ‘Sunday Night Baseball’
NBC would not be seeking international and radio rights or the rights to highlight clips.
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Chris Berman open to doing MLB Home Run Derby
"I'm in. If they'll have me"
MLB could sell Home Run Derby for $30-50m, per report
The question becomes, does the league want to put a price tag on it?
Could Fox land MLB’s Home Run Derby?
"I could see that ending up there."
ESPN commentators talk Home Run Derby format changes, Statcast broadcast, event’s importance
"The opportunity to go off the clock, not be in a split screen, shoot all the action full, have reactions and orient that towards the biggest moments of the contest has been a really big priority."
Revealing new Home Run Derby rules, format on ‘Baseball Tonight’ seems like a smart play for ESPN, MLB
Revealing Home Run Derby changes on Baseball Tonight has some logic.
ESPN, MLB each have an opt-out in rights deal following 2025 season
Either ESPN or MLB could opt out of their seven-year rights deal, running through 2028, following the 2025 season.
Home Run Derby viewers frustrated by frenetic format
"Turn it back to 10 outs so we can actually watch balls fly."
Your 2023 MLB All-Star Week announcing schedule
2023 MLB All-Star Week T-Mobile Park, Seattle Friday, July 7 2023 HBCU Swingman Classic MLBN 10:30 p.m. Dave...
Home Run Derby averages 5.567 million viewers, 2.6 million fewer than 2017, with Aaron Judge’s absence playing a role
Having no participants from the Yankees may have hurt this year's Home Run Derby ratings.