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MLB Eyes New Media Shift: NBC In, ESPN Buys MLB.tv

Apple is set to exit Friday Night Baseball, with NBC and Peacock moving in on Friday and Sunday slots plus Wild Card games. ESPN plans to buy MLB.tv for its streaming push. Netflix will land the Home Run Derby. Yahoo’s Kendall Baker said deals are “close” but “nothing is finalized,” leaving MLB’s 2028 rights picture still fluid.