ESPN Did The MLB So Dirty With Broadcast Issue For "All-Star Starters Reveal Show"

ESPN conversation precedes well-timed home run

In the fifth inning of Sunday Night Baseball between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki was at the plate. The ESPN booth of Karl Ravech, David Cone, and Eduardo Pérez took the opportunity to share their belief that Suzuki deserves to represent the National League in Atlanta for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Suzuki was not part of the NL roster that was revealed on Sunday. Ravech m…

ESPN Did The MLB So Dirty With Broadcast Issue For "All-Star Starters Reveal Show"

Cornhole competition On ESPN (Photo via ESPN) Well, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred and league executives may want to reconsider ESPN as the broadcast partner for their MLB All-Star Game selection show. Earlier today, the starters for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game were revealed on the Worldwide Leader in Sports. But fans tuning in for the “2025 MLB All-Star Starters Reveal Show” tonight had their patience tested because of a bizarre …

MLB media rights: Who should get the expiring ESPN package?

The following article "MLB media rights: Who should get the expiring ESPN package?" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. In about two weeks at MLB All-Star, Major League Baseball could finally announce the resolution of a media rights negotiation few expected at the start of the year. ESPN’s February decision to opt-out of its contract — followed by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to publicly announce the end of the sides’ relation…