Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Major League Baseball agreed to a three-year media rights contract with ESPN, NBCUniversal Media and Netflix that starts in 2026.

“I think it’s really important that we manage to continue a relationship with ESPN. They’ve been kind of the bedrock of our broadcast program for a long time,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said.

Major League Baseball Strikes New 3-Year Rights Deals With NBCU, Disney, Netflix

-Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced three-year media rights deals with Netflix, NBCUniversal and ESPN.As part of the agreements covering the 2026-28 MLB seasons, Netflix will expand to live baseball event coverage for the first time by carrying MLB documentaries. The streaming giant will also stream

ESPN and Major League Baseball appeared headed for an ugly separation after the network opted out of its rights deal in February. Nine months later, it appears to be the best thing to happen to both parties. ESPN has a reworked deal that includes out-of-market streaming rights while NBC and…

MLB has signed a new broadcast and streaming deal, spreading the love across NBC Sports, Netflix, and ESPN. Sunday night games are NBC’s, MLB.TV is ESPN’s, and Netflix is reviving the Field of Dreams game in 2026.