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 today announced three marquee Major League Baseball regular season games that will air exclusively on ABC during the 2026 season, showcasing the sport’s iconic rivalries and compelling matchups. The ABC games are part of ESPN and MLB’s innovative new rights agreement.  

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ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year extension with Major League Baseball Insider Jesse Rogers. The veteran reporter has covered the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Major League Baseball on a national scale for ESPN since 2009.

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ESPN today announced more Major League Baseball game selections for key dates during the 2026 regular season. ESPN will begin its new 30-game regular season slate on Wednesday, April 15 – MLB Jackie Robinson Day – when it exclusively airs the New York Mets vs. reigning World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers game from Dodger Stadium at 10 p.m. ET.

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ESPN and Major League Baseball today announced a new fan-focused, multi-faceted agreement, featuring a broad range of national rights, plus local out-of-market rights and in-market rights. As part of the agreement, ESPN becomes the exclusive rights holder of MLB.TV, making thousands of games available each season on the ESPN App, in addition to MLB platforms in 2026. The announcement of the new deal, effective 2026 through 2028, was made by Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN, and Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr.

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ESPN will provide comprehensive coverage of the 2025 World Series as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani square off with the Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The World Series game schedule is below and can be found on ESPN.com.

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