A microphone with the Bally logo is used for a post game interview following the Atlanta Braves 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Truist Park on June 28, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Major League Baseball is out of here.
Diamond Sports — the owner of Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks — said Wednesday that it plans to drop all MLB teams from its channels except for the Atlanta Braves.
Bally Sports has more than a dozen networks across the U.S. Diamond has reached out to all of the 11 teams on its air — the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers — with amended, proposed contracts, to determine the future of MLB on the networks.
A Diamond attorney made the comments before a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Wednesday as part of an update on the company’s ongoing bankruptcy process and attempt at finalizing a reorganization plan.
Some of those teams were already slated to see their contracts end this season, and some contracts are not being determined by the bankruptcy process, a Diamond spokesperson said.
MLB’s regular season ended earlier this week, and the postseason has already begun. Regional sports networks primarily air regular-season games.
Diamond Sports to drop MLB teams from Bally Sports regional networks
