Andrew Marchand grades MLB’s new media rights deals, Opt-out recovery

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MLB has a new deal for TV and streaming platforms. What does it all mean and did the commish recover from a key opt-out money miss last time? The Athletic Senior Sports Media Writer Andrew Marchand compares the deal to other sports. Other q's that come up: Are there too many platforms involved? What happens to the deal if there’s a lockout? 

Hosts: Todd Frazier, Erik Kratz, Scott Braun

Baseball the way it should be covered

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MLB has a new deal for TV and streaming platforms. What does it all mean and did the commish recover from a key opt-out money miss last time? The Athletic Senior Sports Media Writer Andrew Marchand compares the deal to other sports. Other q's that come up: Are there too many platforms involved? What happens to the deal if there’s a lockout? 

Hosts: Todd Frazier, Erik Kratz, Scott Braun

Baseball the way it should be covered

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2025-11-23 20 min Transcript
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