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===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>