Major League Baseball and Fox Sports announced on Thursday morning that they’ve signed a broadcast rights extension through the 2028 season. The deal is for seven years, $5.1 billion according to Eric Fisher of Sports Business Journal.
Fox will continue to show the All-Star Game, World Series and other playoff games.
Fisher also reports that starting in 2022, there will be more games on the Fox broadcast network. He also notes that the deal expands streaming, highlight and social rights.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred released a statement as part of the announcement, “Fox Sports has been our national television partner for over 20 years and I could not be more pleased to announce the extension of our relationship through the 2028 season. We value Fox Sports’ commitment to baseball and are excited to continue our partnership with this new agreement. Their innovative presentation of Major League Baseball through game telecasts and special programming across all their platforms has helped strengthen and elevate our sports’ popularity.”
The new agreement has Fox paying MLB an estimated $714 per year, up from $525 million in the previous contract.
Lastly, Fisher reports that MLB also announces a new 3-year US digital media rights deal with DAZN giving the network rights to a live look-in show that will be co-produced with MLB.
