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MLB is positioning a salary cap as a way to end local TV blackouts. What's the catch? A few things.
“To watch most ballgames today, you might need a map. If you’re trying to watch a game inside your favorite team’s territory, you cannot watch your team’s games via MLB’s “out-of-market” streaming service, MLB.tv . That creates confusion and sometimes leaves fans without an easy way to watch games.
Beyond those local matchups, an entirely different class of games exists: the national games, such as those on ESPN, NBC or Netflix. For those, fans would still need access to other channels or services. MLB is simultaneously planning to increase the number of games available nationally starting in 2029, while reducing the number of games available locally.
Therefore, no matter what happens during bargaining between players and owners, fans will probably still need several paid subscriptions to watch every game their favorite team plays.
And there are several other key points to understand, too.
The first is that, at least for now, MLB is offering to end local blackouts only if the players accept a salary cap — something players have always said they will not do.”
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“To watch most ballgames today, you might need a map. If you’re trying to watch a game inside your favorite team’s territory, you cannot watch your team’s games via MLB’s “out-of-market” streaming service, MLB.tv . That creates confusion and sometimes leaves fans without an easy way to watch games.
Beyond those local matchups, an entirely different class of games exists: the national games, such as those on ESPN, NBC or Netflix. For those, fans would still need access to other channels or services. MLB is simultaneously planning to increase the number of games available nationally starting in 2029, while reducing the number of games available locally.
Therefore, no matter what happens during bargaining between players and owners, fans will probably still need several paid subscriptions to watch every game their favorite team plays.
And there are several other key points to understand, too.
The first is that, at least for now, MLB is offering to end local blackouts only if the players accept a salary cap — something players have always said they will not do.”
#sport
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