Rob Manfred confirms MLB has reached ‘agreements in principle’ with NBC, ESPN, Netflix
"They are the agreements that have been reported publicly, and we hope to push them across the finish line."
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NBC, MLB nearing ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ deal worth nearly $200m per year
Netflix is also in line to purchase the Home Run Derby for $35 million per year.
Report: Apple drops MLB, NBC/Peacock in, ESPN to buy MLB.tv, Netflix nabs Home Run Derby
MLB is "close to being done" its new set of media rights deals, per the report.
NBC, Apple reportedly ‘top contenders’ for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’, ESPN could buy weekday games
Netflix is also a front-runner for the Home Run Derby.
Netflix reportedly eyeing bid for Home Run Derby after ESPN opt-out with MLB
Per Bloomberg, Netflix "may be interested in additional baseball programming as well."
Home Run Derby sees viewership increase despite ESPN’s shoddy coverage
Monday's telecast averaged 5.73 million viewers, up 5% versus last year.
ESPN Home Run Derby coverage criticized for lack of home runs
"What if we took the Home Run Derby and made it completely unwatchable"
Rob Manfred delays MLB media rights timeline past All-Star Game
"I was hoping it was going to be done by now, but it’ll be shortly. We made real progress."
‘Get Up’ and ‘First Take’ ignored MLB Home Run Derby, which is airing on ESPN
The days of MLB being a hot topic on ESPN are long gone
Pat McAfee wants to do a Home Run Derby live show but might be too late
"I guess we kind of got here late to the game and all the spots have basically been taken up for everything."
Aaron Judge commits to skipping Home Run Derby once again
Judge last competed in the Home Run Derby as a rookie in 2017.
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.
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."
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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.