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All 15 Major League Baseball games today will begin with a moment of silence to honor the late, iconic player Willie Mays, who died yesterday at the age of 93. “There will be a moment of silence in memory of the great Willie Mays before each game today,” the MLB said in a statement on social media…

Willie Mays, “The Say Hey Kid,” who was among the greatest baseball players of all time, won two MVPs, was a 24-time All-Star and made one of the greatest catches in the game’s history, died Tuesday afternoon at 93, the San Francisco Giants announced. The epitome of the five-tool player — hitting for…

Roku has sealed a multi-year deal for rights to Major League Baseball, setting a slate of 18 games to stream live and for free every Sunday. Billed as Sunday Leadoff, the early-window games appeared last season on Peacock. The shift to Roku marks a milestone in the ongoing migration of sports to…

UTA-backed Klutch Sports Group has acquired sports agency REP 1 Baseball, using it as a foundation for a newly formed division, Klutch Baseball. Chris Koras, CEO of REP 1 Baseball, will serve as the Head of Baseball for the new division. In 2019, UTA made an investment in Klutch, which was founded by…

Fox President of Insight and Analytics Michael Mulvihill said the all-time low rating for the World Series this year is no cause for alarm for Major League Baseball or his network. “Obviously, it's more fun when ratings are up and the Series goes 6 or 7 games,” the exec wrote in a thread on…

New York Mets pay-TV network SNY has been dropped by YouTube TV in the latest sign of decline for the traditional regional sports network model. In an email to its subscribers (with the ominous subject line “Service Update on SNY”), YouTube TV said the network would be taken off its service on 11:59…

The 2023 Major League Baseball season opens Thursday, boasting a new official advertising slogan: “Baseball is Something Else.” In terms of media presence, that phrase definitely rings true. This season, a sport known for its decades of history on radio and TV will see direct-to-consumer streaming…

Maury Wills, whose long tenure with the Los Angeles Dodgers began the year after the team moved to the West Coast in the late 1950s and included three World Series championships, died September 19 at his home in Sedona, AZ, the team said Tuesday. He was 89. Wills, a five-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove-winning…

Vin Scully, the radio and TV voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years who in the process became synonymous with the city, died Tuesday, the Dodgers organization said. He was 94. "We have lost an icon," Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said in the statement. "The Dodgers Vin Scully was one of the greatest…

Fast-rising digital sports media player Jomboy Media has hired Andrew Patterson as its first CEO. In announcing the hire, the company described the former Major League Baseball official as “a proven executive with a history of navigating the digital sports world.” It added that he is someone "who shares our vision of…

UPDATED with official announcement and details: In Major League Baseball’s latest streaming foray, NBCUniversal’s Peacock will carry a slate of 18 games on Sundays in May. The arrangement follows Apple’s Friday night doubleheader announcement. Both deals had been reported last month, but NBCU officially confirmed the…

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Rob Weisbord said he is “cautiously optimistic” about landing more Major League Baseball streaming rights despite public friction between the parties in recent months. “There are ongoing conversations. I’m cautiously optimistic, now that they got past the lockout,” he said, alluding to MLB’s…