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Major League Baseball Taps New Deals With NBC, ESPN, Netflix

Rights for some MLB games went up for grabs after the league and ESPN announced that they would end their contract three years early. — Rights for some MLB games went up for grabs after the league and ESPN announced that they would end their contract three years early.
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By Hannah Miller

November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM UTC

Updated on

November 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM UTC

Major League Baseball reached new broadcast agreements with Comcast Corp.’s NBC Sports, Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN and Netflix Inc., clinching three-year deals valued at $800 million.

Under the accords announced Wednesday, NBC and its Peacock streaming service will have Sunday night games and the wild-card playoffs in a $200 million-a-year deal starting next season, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.