NBC/Peacock and Apple TV+ are considered the top contenders for “Sunday Night Baseball” and first-round playoff games, while ESPN could add weekday games and a bigger daily digital presence, the officials said. Netflix has emerged as the potential Home Run Derby destination.

Regardless of how the talks play out, ESPN’s next deal with Major League Baseball won’t look anything like the one it just walked away from. But that doesn’t mean the network’s baseball coverage is disappearing.

The Cubs plan to give struggling outfielder Kyle Tucker some days off to reset him, manager Craig Counsell said Monday. Tucker hasn't homered since mid-July and has no extra-base hits in August.

Two streaming services, and one legacy broadcaster, are also talking to MLB about taking over the package of media rights that ESPN abandoned in February.

NBC and its associated streaming platform Peacock, along with Apple TV+, have emerged as the “top contenders” for MLB’s Sunday Night Baseball package after ESPN opted to exit its current deal with the league earlier this year,

Paul Skenes is arguably the best pitcher in baseball. He’s arguably the most talented pitcher to ever play for the Pittsburgh Pirates. What’s inarguable is that Skenes owns one of the most successful 15 months to a career in MLB history.

Just months after ESPN looked to have ended its 35-year relationship with Major League Baseball by opting out of a seven-year agreement, the broadcaster has indicated their association with the ...

A program from the first National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, signed by all 11 then-living inductees, has sold via Lelands Auctions for a record $315,000.