ESPN is closing in on deal with MLB
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Well, Brian, Major League Baseball is closing in on a series of deals for its linear and streaming rights through 2028 with those deals would be with ESPN, NBC Universal, CNBC's parent company, and Netflix. This according to sources close to the situation, though no comment from the MLB. Now, the latest is that the MLB is nearing a finalized agreement with ESPN for a package of rights for $550 million, according to People Familiar.While ESPN's old set of MLB rights was worth the same amount of money, these ...