The Boston Red Sox and American League batting leader Mookie Betts will host the defending World Series Champion Houston Astros and All-Star Game M.V.P. Alex Bregman on the September 9 edition of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell at 8 p.m. ET. Entering play on August 7, the Red Sox and Astros have the two best records in Major League Baseball as the Red Sox currently sit atop the American League East at 79-34, while the Astros lead the American League West at 72-42.

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Last night’s edition of Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell – the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees in 10 innings after a thrilling comeback  – delivered the best Sunday Night Baseball rating in four years, according to Nielsen. The telecast drew a 2.2 metered market rating, making it the highest-rated Sunday Night Baseball telecast since June 22, 2014 (Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels, 2.4). This excludes the Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals 2017 Opening Night telecast, held on a Sunday.

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ESPN will Exclusively Televise All MLB Tiebreaker Games October 1 If Necessary Major League Baseball and ESPN today announced that the 2018 MLB Postseason will begin exclusively on ESPN on Tuesday, Oct. 2 with the National League Wild Card Game presented by Hankook. The time is to be determined. The NL Wild Card Game will … Read More

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ESPN will exclusively televise the Monday, August 13 “subway series” game with the New York Yankees – led by Giancarlo Stanton – hosting the New York Mets and Asdrúbal Cabrera at 7 p.m. ET.

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The audience for Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet on ESPN is up 17 percent this season, according to Nielsen. The pre-game show, which precedes Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell, is averaging 591,000 viewers in 2018, up from 507,000 viewers last season.

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ESPN is bringing its fastball to Nationals Park in Washington D.C. for its cross-platform coverage of the 2018 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 17. The Mid-Summer Classic culminates ESPN’s cross-platform coverage of the 2018 MLB All-Star event, which will also include the exclusive telecasts of the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday, July 16, at 8 p.m. ET.  For more information on ESPN’s coverage of the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, visit ESPN Media Zone.

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ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell is in full swing as its first Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees telecast of the season emanates from Yankee Stadium on July 1 at 8 p.m. ET. Entering action on Wednesday, June 27, the first place Yankees and the second place Red Sox have the two best records in Major League Baseball. The telecast will also stream via the ESPN App.

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