Keeping Up With All The Industry Press Releases
Starting Thursday, March 26, MLB Opening Day presented by Adobe will usher in a new era for MLB.TV on the ESPN App, giving fans access to more than 2,000 out‑of‑market regular season games in one seamless destination and reinforcing ESPN as the home of the MLB regular season. Fans can renew their MLB.TV subscription through MLB platforms as well.
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ESPN today announced more Major League Baseball game selections and dates for its new-look exclusive schedule in 2026. ESPN’s reimagined schedule will focus on the core summer months with 23 of the 30 exclusive national games taking place across June, July and August.
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ESPN’s linear coverage of 2026 MLB spring training games delivered its largest audience in nearly two decades, since 2008. The four-game slate averaged 531K viewers, up 84 percent from last year.
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ESPN delivers most-watched MLB spring training game in ten years with Team USA vs. San Francisco Giants contest on March 3
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ESPN generates the most-watched MLB Spring Training game in ten years with Atlanta Braves vs. Detroit Tigers on March 2
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ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year contract extension with Jeff Passan. The Senior MLB Insider will continue his role as one of ESPN’s leading journalists and MLB voices, delivering breaking news, analysis and in-depth reporting across ESPN platforms. As part of the new agreement, Passan will begin hosting his own ESPN baseball podcast in conjunction with Omaha Productions, expanding his storytelling and insider access for baseball fans.
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ESPN, Disney+ and the Savannah Bananas today announced a 25-game exclusive package in 2026, with every game streaming on the ESPN App and Disney+ and select games airing across ESPN networks and ABC, the largest Banana Ball distribution deal to date, beginning February 28.
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ESPN today announced its 2026 Major League Baseball spring training schedule, which includes four national games on ESPN, six games on ESPN Unlimited, and more than 250 out-of-market games via MLB.TV on ESPN platforms.
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ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, will deliver an expansive slate of spring sports coverage in 2026, featuring 140 live baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and softball matchups on ACCN as part of ESPN’s industry-leading college sports portfolio.
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Throughout the 2026 baseball and softball regular seasons, ESPN is slated to present more than 7,000 games, with over 100 games televised on SEC Network. Additionally, SECN returns as the home to the conference tournaments for both sports, providing studio and live event coverage of the 2026 SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet from Lexington, Ky. and the 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament Presented by Regions Bank in Hoover, Ala.
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