Major League Baseball is currently in active talks with Apple, NBC, and Netflix to reassign national media rights starting in 2026 after ESPN ends its deal in 2025, according to an NYTimes report.

In February of this year MLB and ESPN agreed to end their contract well before it was supposed to expire in 2028. That arrangement had promised MLB 550 million dollars annually for rights to Sunday night matchups the Home Run Derby and early playoff rounds.

ESPN cited a drop in coverage of baseball and attempted to renegotiate fee amounts but a deal could not be struck and both parties parted ways. Now The Athletic and other outlets report that MLB is in active talks with Apple NBC Peacock Netflix and potentially ESPN again to divide parts of the package.

Among those Apple TV and NBC are seen

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