Editing Major League Baseball (section)

==Media coverage==
===Television===
{{Main|Major League Baseball on television}}
{{See also|List of current Major League Baseball broadcasters}}
Several networks televise baseball games, including [[MLB on Fox|Fox]], [[ESPN Major League Baseball|ESPN]], [[MLB on TBS|TBS]], and [[MLB Network]]. Since 2008, Fox Sports has broadcast MLB games on [[Baseball Night in America|Saturdays]] throughout the entire season; Fox previously only broadcast games from May to September.<ref name="fox">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2516552|title=Fox, TBS have seven-year, $3&nbsp;billion TV deal with MLB|access-date=September 6, 2008|year=2006|work=[[ESPN.com]]|archive-date=January 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120145212/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2516552|url-status=live}}</ref> Fox also holds rights to the All-Star Game each season. Fox also alternates League Championship Series broadcasts, broadcasting the [[American League Championship Series]] (ALCS) in odd-numbered years and the [[National League Championship Series]] (NLCS) in even-numbered years. Fox broadcasts all games of the World Series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Friend |first=Nick |date=November 16, 2018 |title=MLB in US$5bn Fox renewal as it adds DAZN cut-ins deal |url=https://www.sportspro.com/news/mlb-tv-rights-fox-dazn/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=November 15, 2018 |title=Fox, Major League Baseball Strike New Rights Pact |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/fox-major-league-baseball-tv-rights-world-series-1203029515/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=November 15, 2018 |title=Fox And Major League Baseball Extend Rights Deal Through 2028 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/fox-major-league-baseball-extend-rights-through-2028-1202502570/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> ESPN continues to broadcast MLB games as well, beginning with national Opening Day coverage.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=mlbespn&prov=st&type=lgns|title=MLB extends TV agreement with ESPN through 2013|access-date=September 6, 2008|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|archive-date=August 17, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030817044158/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=mlbespn&prov=st&type=lgns|url-status=dead}}</ref> The network airs the program ''[[Baseball Tonight (MLB)|Baseball Tonight]]'' prior to its weekly regular season game titled: ''[[Sunday Night Baseball]]''. ESPN also has the rights to the Home Run Derby every July and in the postseason broadcasts the Wild Card Series exclusively.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hernández |first=Kristian |date=May 13, 2021 |title=ESPN, MLB Extend Rights Deal for Additional Seven Years; Network To Televise 30 Regular-Season Games, MLB Little League Classic, Home Run Derby |url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2021/05/13/espn-major-league-baseball-extend-rights-deal-for-additional-seven-years-network-to-televise-30-regular-season-games-mlb-little-league-classic-home-run-derby/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=Sports Video Group |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2021 |title=ESPN renews MLB deal through '28 |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2021/05/13/MLB-ESPN.aspx |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com |language=en}}</ref>

TBS has aired Sunday afternoon regular season games (non-exclusive) nationally, but beginning in 2022 this will be replaced by Tuesday night games.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=September 24, 2020|title=Turner Sports, MLB officially agree to new seven-year media rights deal Turner Sports, MLB officially agree to new seven-year media rights deal|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/turner-sports-mlb-officially-agree-to-new-seven-year-media-rights-deal.html|access-date=September 24, 2020|website=Awful Announcing|language=en-US|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926071848/https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/turner-sports-mlb-officially-agree-to-new-seven-year-media-rights-deal.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=September 24, 2020|title=WarnerMedia, Major League Baseball Reach 7-Year Rights Extension At Reported $3.75B; Will HBO Max Benefit?|work=Deadline|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/warnermedia-major-league-baseball-reach-7-year-rights-extension-at-reported-3-75b-will-hbo-max-benefit-1234583488/|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029022132/https://deadline.com/2020/09/warnermedia-major-league-baseball-reach-7-year-rights-extension-at-reported-3-75b-will-hbo-max-benefit-1234583488/|url-status=live}}</ref> From 2007 to 2020, TBS had its exclusive rights to any tiebreaker games that determine division or wild card champions. It also airs exclusive coverage of the [[Division Series]] round of the playoffs.<ref name="tbs">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2006-07-11-hiestand-mlb_x.htm?csp=34|title=TBS drops Braves games, joins Fox in rich TV deal|access-date=September 6, 2008|author=Michael Hiestand|work=[[USA Today]]|date=July 11, 2006|archive-date=October 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009032422/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2006-07-11-hiestand-mlb_x.htm?csp=34|url-status=live}}</ref> TBS carries the [[League Championship Series]] that are not included under Fox's television agreement; TBS shows the NLCS in odd-numbered years and the ALCS in even-numbered years.<ref name=":3" />

In January 2009, MLB launched MLB Network, featuring news and coverage from around the league, and airing 26 live games in the 2009 season.<ref name="washpost">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/17/AR2007051702492.html|author=Dave Sheinin|date=May 18, 2007|title=MLB Network Closer to Fruition|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=December 21, 2007|archive-date=November 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113083419/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/17/AR2007051702492.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Each team also has local broadcasts for all games not carried by Fox on Saturdays or ESPN on Sunday nights. These games are typically split between a local broadcast television station and a local or [[regional sports network]] (RSN), though some teams only air local games through RSNs or through their own team networks. As Canada only contains one team, [[Sportsnet]] broadcasts Toronto Blue Jays games nationally.<ref name="Sportsnet will carry all 162 games for Blue Jays" /> The channel is owned by [[Rogers Communications]], who is also the parent company of the Blue Jays.<ref name="Sportsnet will carry all 162 games for Blue Jays">{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130322&content_id=43127206&notebook_id=43139768&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor|title=Sportsnet will carry all 162 games for Blue Jays|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=March 22, 2013|access-date=October 13, 2013|archive-date=October 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022201752/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130322&content_id=43127206&notebook_id=43139768&vkey=notebook_tor&c_id=tor|url-status=live}}</ref> Sportsnet also televises Fox's Saturday afternoon games, the All-Star Game, playoff games, and the World Series.<ref name="Sportsnet will carry all 162 games for Blue Jays" /><ref name=Sportsnet>{{cite web|title=Company Information|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/about/|publisher=[[Sportsnet]]|access-date=November 30, 2013|archive-date=November 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117220709/http://www.sportsnet.ca/about/|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2011, [[TSN2]] began carrying ESPN ''Sunday Night Baseball'' in Canada.<ref name=TSN2>{{cite web|title=ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball airs on TSN 2|url=http://www.digitalhome.ca/2011/04/espn%E2%80%99s-sunday-night-baseball-airs-on-tsn-2/|publisher=Digitalhome.ca|access-date=November 30, 2013|date=April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203031600/http://www.digitalhome.ca/2011/04/espn%E2%80%99s-sunday-night-baseball-airs-on-tsn-2/|archive-date=December 3, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[TVA Sports]] airs Blue Jays games in French.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcasters {{!}} Toronto Blue Jays |url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/team/broadcasters |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=MLB.com |language=en |archive-date=June 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629202809/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=tor |url-status=live }}</ref>

Several MLB games are broadcast exclusively on [[Internet television]]. After a year of exclusive games on Facebook,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2018 |title=Facebook's spring training: Buying rights to 25 baseball games |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-acquires-exclusive-rights-25-major-league-baseball-games-n855291 |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Polacek |first=Scott |title=Facebook Wins Exclusive Rights to Broadcast 25 MLB Games This Season |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2763469-facebook-wins-exclusive-rights-to-broadcast-25-mlb-games-this-season |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> MLB partnered with [[MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube|YouTube]] to stream weekly games on the service beginning in the 2019 season, and extending until 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=April 30, 2019 |title=YouTube Scores MLB 13-Game Package With Exclusive Rights in U.S., Canada |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/youtube-mlb-live-game-package-exclusive-rights-1203201115/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311082925/https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/youtube-mlb-live-game-package-exclusive-rights-1203201115/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube is back this September! | date=September 2, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFwDX0f1gcw |language=en |access-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311082911/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFwDX0f1gcw |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=March 15, 2021 |title=YouTube Will Stream 21 MLB Games for Free Worldwide During 2021 Season |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/youtube-mlb-games-free-streaming-worldwide-1234931434/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407180807/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/youtube-mlb-games-free-streaming-worldwide-1234931434/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, MLB made a deal with [[Apple Inc.]] to launch ''[[Friday Night Baseball]]'' on its [[Apple TV+]] streaming service, and [[NBC Sports]] to broadcast [[MLB Sunday Leadoff]], a package of early Sunday afternoon games on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crupi |first=Anthony |date=March 8, 2022 |title=Apple Goes Yard With New MLB 'Friday Night Baseball' Streaming Package |url=https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2022/apple-goes-yard-with-friday-night-baseball-1234667397/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=March 8, 2022 |title=Apple Enters Sports Arena With Major League Baseball Streaming Deal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/apple-major-league-baseball-streaming-1235106716/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bassam |first=Tom |date=April 7, 2022 |title=MLB and NBC confirm 'US$30m a year' Peacock streaming deal |url=https://www.sportspro.com/news/mlb-nbc-peacock-tv-rights-streaming-2022/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2022 |title=Peacock's Sunday package to be called 'MLB Sunday Leadoff' |url=https://apnews.com/article/mlb-entertainment-sports-boston-red-sox-stamford-5e084cce4bc3b666a1017d68502a391c |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

ESPN+ broadcasts one out-of-market game per day throughout the whole regular season..<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Since the [[2023 Major League Baseball season|2023 season's]] Division Series, [[Max (streaming service)|Max]] began simulcasting games broadcast by its sister network TBS (both owned by [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]).<ref>{{cite web|access-date=October 10, 2023|date=September 19, 2023|first=Liam|language=en|last=Reilly|title=Live sports is coming to Max streaming service in time for the MLB playoffs {{!}} CNN Business|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/19/media/max-sports/index.html|website=CNN}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> 

In the [[2024 Major League Baseball season|2024 season]], [[The Roku Channel]] began streaming MLB Sunday Leadoff.<ref name="Roku" /> Midway through that season, it was confirmed that [[TelevisaUnivision]] had signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast ''MLB En Vivo'' on Tuesdays on [[UniMás]], [[TUDN]] and [[Vix (streaming service)|ViX]], with live clips and highlights of up to 15 games each week.The contract also included exclusive Spanish-language TV rights to the 2024 American League postseason games (ALDS and ALCS) with select games airing on [[Univision]] as well as UniMás, TUDN and Vix, and Game 1 of that season's World Series, sharing airtime with Fox and [[Fox Deportes]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=August 15, 2024 |title=TelevisaUnivision Inks Multiyear Rights Deal With Major League Baseball |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/televisaunivision-mlb-games-deal-1235975676/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=August 15, 2024 |title=Major League Baseball, TelevisaUnivision Strike Pact For Post-Season Games |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/major-league-baseball-televisaunivision-post-season-games-spanish-language-1236107387/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Blackout policy===
{{Main|Major League Baseball blackout policy}}
{{See also|Syndication exclusivity}}
[[File:MLB Blackout Areas.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|MLB blackout map in the United States]]
[[File:Canadian MLB blackout area.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|Canadian regions subject to
{{legend|#144A9B|Toronto Blue Jays exclusively}}
{{legend|#005F50|Shared with [[Seattle Mariners]]}}
{{legend|#7D1703|Shared with [[Minnesota Twins]]}}
{{legend|#DD2726|Shared with [[Boston Red Sox]]}}
Note: Toronto Blue Jays territory covers all of Canada]]

MLB has several [[blackout (broadcasting)|blackout]] rules.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/faq_blackout.jsp|title=Blackouts FAQ|website=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref> A local broadcaster has priority to televise games of the team in their market over national broadcasters if the game is not exclusive to the national broadcaster. A market that has a local team playing in a non-exclusive game will receive an alternative programming feed on the national broadcaster.<ref name="Helyar">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2870960|title=Singin' the 'Baseball Blackout Blues'|last=Helyar|first=John|date=May 15, 2007|work=[[ESPN.com]]|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016061927/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2870960|url-status=live}}</ref> MLB's streaming internet video service is also subject to the same blackout rules.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB.TV {{!}} Blackout Policy |url=https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/help-center/blackout-policy |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=MLB.com |language=en |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318213241/https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/help-center/blackout-policy |url-status=live }}</ref> Commissioner Robert Manfred has expressed interest in changing the blackout policy to loosen the rules for streaming options.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Drellich |first1=Evan |title=The future of MLB TV blackouts: Is an all-30 team streaming service possible? |url=https://theathletic.com/4409306/2023/04/14/mlb-streaming-tv-blackouts/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref>

===Radio and Internet===
{{Main|Major League Baseball on the radio}}
The first baseball game ever broadcast on radio was a [[1921 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] versus [[1921 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] game on August 5, 1921. The game was broadcast by [[KDKA (AM)|KDKA]] of [[Pittsburgh]], and the Pirates defeated the Phillies 8–5. It was broadcast by KDKA staff announcer [[Harold Arlin]].<ref name="KDKA">[http://www.kdkaradio.com/pages/15491.php KDKA Firsts]</ref><ref name="HB">{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2012 |title=A look at how the game of baseball made it to the radio |url=http://www.historicbaseball.com/fea/baseballbroadcasts.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207022058/http://www.historicbaseball.com/fea/baseballbroadcasts.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |access-date=February 12, 2025 }}</ref><ref name="TSB">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesoundofbaseball.com/Heritage.html |title=TSB Heritage |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011246/http://www.thesoundofbaseball.com/Heritage.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ASO">[http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/radiohistory.html Radio and its Impact on the Sports World]</ref><ref name="DDO">{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/Recommendations/KDKAFirst1921.htm |title=First Radio Broadcast of a Baseball Game |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105110335/http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/Recommendations/KDKAFirst1921.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{ref|WWJ}} That year, KDKA and [[WABC (AM)|WJZ]] of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] broadcast the first [[1921 World Series|World Series]] on the radio, between the [[History of the New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]] and the [[New York Yankees]], with [[Grantland Rice]] and Tommy Cowan calling the games for KDKA and WJZ, respectively.<ref name="HB" /><ref name="TSB" /><ref name="ASO" /> However, the broadcasters were not actually present at the game, but simply gave reports from a [[telegraph]] wire.<ref name="HB" /> In 1922, WJZ broadcast [[1922 World Series|the entire series]], with Rice doing play-by-play.<ref name="TSB" /><ref name="ASO" /> For the [[1923 World Series]], Rice was joined on [[Westinghouse Broadcasting|Westinghouse]] for the first time by [[Graham McNamee]].<ref name="HB" /><ref name="RW">{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20050427131728/http://www.rwonline.com/reference-room/special-report/06_rwm_mcnamee_1.shtml RW Special Report]}}</ref>

During the 1923 World Series, Rice was the main broadcaster, but during the fourth inning of Game 3, he turned the microphone over to McNamee.<ref name="ASO" /><ref name="RW" /> This was the start of McNamee's career, and McNamee became the first [[color commentator]].<ref name="MLB">[http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050221&content_id=947098&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=null Frick winner to be announced]{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Although frequently criticized for his lack of expertise, McNamee helped popularize baseball.<ref name="HB" /><ref name="RW" /><ref name="Voices">{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2007 |title=Voices - TIME |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,731026-3,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930105840/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,731026-3,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |access-date=February 12, 2025 }}</ref>

In [[1998 in baseball|1998]], national radio broadcasts moved to [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN Radio]].<ref name="DBS">{{Cite web |title=DBSFORUMS.COM |url=http://www.dbsforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=70565 |access-date=February 12, 2025 |website=www.dbsforums.com}}</ref> ESPN Radio currently broadcasts ''[[Sunday Night Baseball]]'' games during the regular season, as well as Saturday and occasional weekday games, along with the All-Star Game and all postseason contests.<ref name="ESPN">{{Cite web |title=MLB on ESPN Radio |url=https://www.espn.com/espnradio/news/story?page=2007mlbonespnradio |access-date=February 12, 2025 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Since 2021, [[TUDN Radio]] airs Spanish-language coverage of select regular season and postseason games, including the World Series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2021 |title=TUDN Adds National Spanish Language Rights To MLB |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213692/tudn-adds-national-spanish-language-rights-to-mlb/ |access-date=October 11, 2021 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref>

In addition, each team employs its own announcers, who broadcast during the regular season. Most teams operate regional networks to cover their fan bases; some of these supposedly regional networks (such as the [[New York Yankees Radio Network]]) have a national reach with affiliates located across the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freebaseballradio.com/NYyankeesAug.html|title=New York Yankees Radio Network|access-date=October 13, 2013|archive-date=August 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807110601/http://freebaseballradio.com/NYyankeesAug.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Major League Baseball has an exclusive rights deal with [[XM Satellite Radio]], which includes the channel [[MLB Network Radio]] and live play-by-play of all games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siriusxm.com/mlbnetworkradio|title=MLB Network Radio|publisher=[[Sirius XM Radio]]|access-date=October 14, 2013|archive-date=October 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019021046/http://www.siriusxm.com/mlbnetworkradio|url-status=live}}</ref> Many teams also maintain a network of stations that broadcast their games in Spanish; {{As of|2022|lc=y}}, the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] are the only team that produces radio broadcasts in a third language, with selected games broadcast in Korean.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radio Network {{!}} Los Angeles Dodgers |url=https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/schedule/radio-network |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=MLB.com |language=en |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318220209/https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/schedule/radio-network |url-status=live }}</ref> Both Canadian teams (the [[Montreal Expos]] before their move to Washington, DC in 2005, and the [[Toronto Blue Jays]]) have produced radio broadcasts in French.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2011 |title=Blue Jays president open to playing in Montreal |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=6301906 |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318220209/https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=6301906 |url-status=live }}</ref>

MLB games are also broadcast live on the internet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larasati |first=Dyah Ayu |date=October 24, 2024 |title=Catch Every Moment of the 'World Series': How to Stream Yankees vs. Dodgers for Free |url=https://collider.com/how-to-stream-world-series-free-2024/ |access-date=February 4, 2025 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2024 |title=How to watch the 2024 World Series |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/mlb/-how-watch-stream-2024-world-series-game-dodgers-yankees-rcna176830 |access-date=February 4, 2025 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> All television and radio broadcasts of games are available via subscription to [[MLB.tv]] at Major League Baseball's website, MLB.com, and radio-only broadcasts are also available via subscription to MLB.com Gameday Audio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?product=mlbtv&affiliateId=MLBTVREDIRECT|title=MLB.tv|website=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=October 13, 2013|archive-date=July 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701113122/https://www.mlb.com/tv|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2005, Major League Baseball has a partnership with [[XM Satellite Radio]], launching a 24-7 channel, MLB Home Plate (now [[MLB Network Radio]]) which carries every major league game.<ref name="XM">{{Cite web |url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=828 |title=JOSE CANSECO CLAIMS SAMMY SOSA AND MARK McGWIRE TOOK STEROIDS DURING 1998 HOME RUN CHASE ON XM SATELLITE RADIO'S MLB HOME PLATE CHANNEL; PETE ROSE TELLS XM HE SUSPECTS CANSECO MOTIVATED BY MONEY |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 9, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009193946/http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=828 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="FAQ">{{Cite web |url=http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/mlb-faq.xmc?ch=175 |title=MLB Home Plate FAQs |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=September 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234614/http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/mlb-faq.xmc?ch=175 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Games are also carried on MLB Gameday Audio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB.TV Out-Of-Market Packages |url=https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/subscribe/postseason/2023 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014003544/https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/subscribe/postseason/2023 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

While all teams maintain a network of stations carrying their games in English, many teams also maintain a Spanish-language network as well. In addition, when the [[Washington Nationals]] were based in Montreal as the Montreal Expos, their games were broadcast in both English and [[French language|French]]. Selected games of the Los Angeles Dodgers are broadcast in Korean by [[KMPC]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=OPS Meaning and Definition in Baseball |url=https://www.suzitee.com/blogs/baseball/what-does-ops-mean-in-baseball-baseball-ops-definition |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Suzitee |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Radio Network |url=https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/schedule/radio-network |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>

===International broadcasting===
[[Disney Media Networks]] Latin America through its linear channels ([[ESPN (Latin America)|ESPN]], [[ESPN Caribbean]], [[ESPN Brazil]]) and [[Disney+]] owns the broadcast rights to more than 180 regular season games (at least 1 game per day), the Home Run Derby, the All Star Game and the post season including: the Wild Card Series, the Division Series, the Championship Series and the World Series for all of Latin America and the Caribbean.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Espinosa |first=Lupita |date=2025-03-27 |title=¡A lo profundo! - La MLB está de vuelta en el diamante para iniciar la temporada 2025 en ESPN y Disney+ |url=https://espnpressroom.com/mexico/press-releases/2025/03/a-lo-profundo-%E2%9A%BE-la-mlb-esta-de-vuelta-en-el-diamante-para-iniciar-la-temporada-2025-en-espn-y-disney/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=ESPN MediaZone Latin America North |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Welschen |first=Dario |date=March 30, 2023 |title=Vuelve la emoción de las Grandes Ligas de béisbol MLB por Star+ & ESPN |url=https://espnpressroom.com/latinamerica/press-releases/2023/03/vuelve-la-emocion-de-las-grandes-ligas-de-beisbol-mlb-por-star-espn/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=ESPN Press Room Latin America South |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Francischini |first=Guto |date=March 30, 2023 |title=Com mais de 200 jogos na temporada, MLB é atração da ESPN a partir desta quinta-feira |url=https://espnpressroom.com/brazil/press-releases/2023/03/com-mais-de-200-jogos-na-temporada-mlb-e-atracao-da-espn-a-partir-desta-quinta-feira/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=ESPN MediaZone Brasil |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leszczynski |first=Natalia |date=2025-03-26 |title=ESPN Presents Extensive Coverage of the 2025 MLB Season Starting with Opening Day on Thursday, March 27 |url=https://espnpressroom.com/caribbean/press-releases/2025/03/espn-presents-extensive-coverage-of-the-2025-mlb-season-starting-with-opening-day-on-thursday-march-27/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=ESPN Press Room Caribbean |language=en-US}}</ref>

In Mexico, as of 2022, [[Fox Sports]] airs five regular season games per week<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=eleonbaz |number=1509274566811656202 |title=Esta campaña '22 de MLB llegará con + acción a través |date=March 30, 2022 |access-date=October 14, 2023}}</ref> and post-season games that belong to the league that broadcasts its American namesake (including the [[Wild Card Series]]). Likewise, [[TUDN]] carries 4 matches a week until 2022: through the pay television signal, games were broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays, while on Saturdays (generally at 12:00&nbsp;p.m.) and Sundays (rotating between NBA games, until the start of the NFL season) games were broadcast on [[Canal 9 (Danish TV channel)|Canal 9]]. Starting with the Championship Series, it only broadcast one division and the whole World Series, these were broadcast on free-to-air television for 59 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=araguilar |date=October 25, 2022 |title=Serie Mundial: Televisa se despide del Clásico de Otoño tras 59 años |url=https://www.record.com.mx/empelotados/serie-mundial-televisa-se-despide-del-clasico-de-otono-tras-59-anos |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Record.com.mx |language=es}}</ref>

Starting with the 2023 season, it was confirmed that [[Imagen Televisión]] would begin broadcasting a regular season game every Saturday and Sunday as well as the playoffs and the World Series on open television and its website for all of [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amaya |first=Hernán |date=March 2, 2023 |title=México: La MLB vuelve a la TV Abierta mexicana a través de Imagen TV |url=https://tavilatam.com/mexico-la-mlb-vuelve-a-la-tv-abierta-mexicana-a-traves-de-imagen-tv/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=TAVI |language=es-ES}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |orig-date=2023-03-03 |title=Imagen Televisión anuncia que transmitirá el Clásico Mundial de Beisbol 2023 y juegos de MLB {{!}} Noticias de México {{!}} El Imparcial |url=https://www.elimparcial.com/deportes/2023/03/02/imagen-television-anuncia-que-transmitira-el-clasico-mundial-de-beisbol-2023-y-juegos-de-mlb/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=El Imparcial |language=es}}</ref>

In Argentina, [[Fox Sports (Argentina)|Fox Sports]] carries 5 regular season games per week and post-season games that belong to the league that broadcasts its American namesake (including the Wild Card Series).

In Venezuela, since the 2016 season the cable channel IVC has the broadcast rights, they currently air 7 games per week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serrano |first=Ignacio |date=April 12, 2016 |title=Canales definen con IVC los derechos de transmisión de MLB en Venezuela |url=https://elemergente.com/2016/04/transmisiones-de-tv-dependen-de.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=El Emergente |language=es}}</ref> Starting with the 2022 season, [[Televen]] broadcasts two games a week and the postseason on free-to-air TV<ref>{{cite web|access-date=October 9, 2023|date=August 5, 2022|language=es|title=TELEVEN te trae la transmisión del Béisbol de Grandes Ligas|url=https://televen.com/tusprogramas/televen-te-trae-la-transmision-del-beisbol-de-grandes-ligas/|website=Televen}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 1, 2023|date=March 27, 2023|title=Este jueves llegará a TELEVEN la pasión del Béisbol de Grandes Ligas|url=https://televen.com/tusprogramas/este-jueves-llegara-a-televen-la-pasion-del-beisbol-de-grandes-ligas/|website=televen.com}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=October 9, 2023|date=October 3, 2023|language=es|title=TELEVEN te lleva la emoción de la postemporada de la MLB|url=https://televen.com/tusprogramas/televen-te-lleva-la-emocion-de-la-postemporada-de-la-mlb/|website=Televen}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> While [[Venevisión]], starting with the 2023 season, would return with the space "El Juego de la Semana" that carries a game every Sunday and non-working days on free-to-air television.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grandes Ligas a la carta en la pantalla de Venevision |url=https://www.venevision.com/notas/grandes-ligas-a-la-carta-en-la-pantalla-de-venevision |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=CORPORACIÓN VENEZOLANA DE TELEVISIÓN, C.A. (VENEVISION) |language=es}}</ref>

In the Dominican Republic since 2009 [[Altice Dominicana S.A.|Grupo Altice]] has broadcast the entire regular season, playoffs and World Series through pay TV while on free-to-air television and radio Grupo Corripio airs 7 games per week and the entire postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Libre |first=Diario |date=March 25, 2018 |title=Altice y MLB firman acuerdo multianual para derechos exclusivos de transmisión y patrocinador oficial |url=https://www.diariolibre.com/deportes/beisbol/altice-y-mlb-firman-acuerdo-multianual-para-derechos-exclusivos-de-transmision-y-patrocinador-oficial-BJ9487232 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Diario Libre |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Diario |first=El Nuevo |date=December 10, 2019 |title=Altice firma acuerdo con Grupo Corripio para la transmisión juegos MLB |url=https://elnuevodiario.com.do/altice-firma-acuerdo-con-grupo-corripio-para-la-transmision-juegos-mlb/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Redacción |date=March 18, 2022 |title=Grupo Corripio renueva con MLB para transmitir Grandes Ligas en 2022 |url=https://www.eljaya.com/137621/grupo-corripio-renueva-con-mlb-para-transmitir-grandes-ligas-en-2022/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Periódico EL JAYA |language=es}}</ref>

In Spain, [[Movistar Plus+]] has the rights to broadcast the entire season, including one game daily, and the postseason, covering all games in the championship series and all games in the World Series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arranca la MLB {{!}} Con el béisbol, Movistar Plus+ reúne las cuatro grandes ligas del deporte americano en su estadio infinito – Movistar Plus+ Comunicación |url=https://comunicacion.movistarplus.es/email/llega-la-hora-de-batear-fuerte-arranca-la-mlb-con-el-beisbol-movistar-plus-reune-las-cuatro-grandes-ligas-del-deporte-americano/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=comunicacion.movistarplus.es}}</ref>

[[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] in the United Kingdom previously screened MLB games, including the All-Star Game and the [[mlb#Postseason|postseason]] games, on Sunday and Wednesday usually starting at 1 a.m. [[British Summer Time|BST]]. Most recently, [[Johnny Gould]] and [[Josh Chetwynd]] presented ''[[MLB on Five]]'' on that station.<ref name="five">{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballfan.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1|author=Gould, Jonny|date=August 8, 2008|title=Jonny Gould|publisher=baseballfan.co.uk|access-date=September 8, 2008 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116020722/http://www.baseballfan.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1|archive-date=January 16, 2009}}</ref> The channel covered baseball beginning on its opening night in 1997, but for financial reasons, the decision was made not to pick up MLB for the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://about.five.tv/faqs/customer-services?page=2|date=June 30, 2009|title=Customer Services FAQ&nbsp;— Major League Baseball|access-date=July 7, 2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817225725/http://about.five.tv/faqs/customer-services?page=2|archive-date=August 17, 2009}}</ref> [[BT Sport ESPN]] show live and recorded games several times a week—it is available with [[BT Sport]] and (on a subscriber-basis) [[Virgin Media#Virgin TV|Virgin Media]] in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/|title=ESPN UK: Baseball|access-date=November 21, 2013|archive-date=November 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121041914/http://espn.go.com/mlb/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[ESPN America]] televised many games in the UK and dozens of other countries; in May 2013, ESPN announced that it would shut down the channel on July 31, 2013.<ref name=Spy>{{cite web|last=Laughlin|first=Andrew|title=ESPN agrees $5.6 billion MLB baseball deal|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/media/news/a402409/espn-agrees-usd56-billion-mlb-baseball-deal.html|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=November 30, 2013|date=August 29, 2012|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203182453/http://www.digitalspy.com/media/news/a402409/espn-agrees-usd56-billion-mlb-baseball-deal.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Suspend>{{cite web|title=ESPN America To Suspend Broadcasts In Europe, N. Africa, The Middle East On July 31|date=May 13, 2013|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Global/Issues/2013/05/13/Media/ESPN-America.aspx|publisher=[[Sports Business Daily]]|access-date=November 30, 2013|archive-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204053146/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Global/Issues/2013/05/13/Media/ESPN-America.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

In Australia, MLB games are regularly shown on [[ESPN Australia]] (subscription).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com.au/baseball/|title=ESPN Australia: Baseball|publisher=[[ESPN Australia]]|access-date=November 21, 2013 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603071522/http://www.espn.com.au/baseball/|archive-date=June 3, 2013}}</ref>

In the Middle East, North Africa and France, MLB games are broadcast on [[beIN Sports Arabia|beIN Sports]] channels.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MLB – beIN SPORTS|url=https://www.beinsports.com/france/mlb|access-date=June 27, 2021|website=beIN SPORTS France|language=fr-FR|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629051345/https://www.beinsports.com/france/mlb/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Baseball news, Baseball Live scores and fixtures. Baseball video Highlights|url=https://www.beinsports.com/en/baseball/|access-date=June 27, 2021|website=beIN SPORTS|language=en|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627170319/https://www.beinsports.com/en/baseball/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland as many as 500 MLB games will be broadcast from 2022 exclusively on the [[Sport1 (Germany)|Sport1]] platforms until 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Next home run for SPORT1: Long-term partnership concluded with Major League Baseball – live on SPORT1+, SPORT1 Extra and free-TV until 2026 |url=https://www.sport1.de/news/unternehmen/pressearchiv/2021/11/next-home-run-for-sport1-long-term-partnership-concluded-with-major-league-baseball-live-on-sport1-sport1-extra-and-free-tv-until-2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503032847/https://www.sport1.de/news/unternehmen/pressearchiv/2021/11/next-home-run-for-sport1-long-term-partnership-concluded-with-major-league-baseball-live-on-sport1-sport1-extra-and-free-tv-until-2026 |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |access-date=May 3, 2021 |publisher=[[Sport1 (Germany)]]}}</ref>

In Hungary, MLB games are broadcast on [[Sport1 (Eastern Europe)|Sport1]] as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Televízió: megvan, kik közvetítik az MLB-t a Sport Tv-n|work=Nemzeti Sport|url=https://www.sport1tv.hu/sztori/94041/a-sport-tv-2020-tol-a-legosibb-amerikai-ligat-kozvetiti/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725101438/https://www.sport1tv.hu/sztori/94041/a-sport-tv-2020-tol-a-legosibb-amerikai-ligat-kozvetiti/}}</ref>