MLB: ***2026 MLB Season Thread***
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Weird. He didn’t say anything in his dugout interview about arm discomfort after his multiple bomb outing against the Twins.
Rays new stadium fell through. For now they are planning on returning to the Dome in 2026.
Jeez, just sell the franchise already. Move the team to Mexico City or somewhere with some fans.
This has to be the result of somewhere like Orlando offering a better stadium? What a mess!
Would think there would be cities interested in adding a pro sport with 81 home contests. Cities in the SE like Nashville and Charlotte might show some interest. Could also see Austin or San Antonio have interest in MLB.
Adding Mexico City would be interesting. With the number of Latin American baseball players it could be a natural progression for MLB. But would be curious how MLB would re-shuffle divisions.
Nashville, San Antonio, and Charlotte already have minor league teams. There's also a minor league team in Round Rock, a suburb of Austin. I don't know if they'd want to have minor leagues compete with a major league team. But, I'm with you, surely there's a city who could take them on.
None of the cities would worry about that. Those minor league teams would just move.
ESPN "experts" Season & Awards Predictions: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...layoffs-world-series-mvp-rookie-year-cy-young
CBS:
Division & Wild Card Winners: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...ndings-projections-as-baseball-season-begins/
Pennant & World Series Winner: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...nnant-winners-with-dodgers-favored-to-repeat/
MLB.com:
www.mlb.com
CBS:
Division & Wild Card Winners: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...ndings-projections-as-baseball-season-begins/
Pennant & World Series Winner: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...nnant-winners-with-dodgers-favored-to-repeat/
MLB.com:
MLB experts predict each division winner (and WS champ!)
Anyone who makes predictions wants to be right. But being wrong can be cool, too. How many people thought the Tigers and Royals would rise up to grab a Wild Card spot last season? How many thought the Brewers would maintain their hold on the NL Central after trading away
At #19 in this article it states this:
Elsewhere in the TV rights world, things are very much in flux. For fans, however, 2025 presents a refreshing, encouraging new era of ballwatching. Fans of 27 teams (all but Houston, Baltimore and Washington) can watch their favorite clubs in-market on MLB.TV, without the infuriating blackouts that for so long frustrated fans across the country. That, amid all the confusion around local TV carriers, bankruptcies and the ESPN situation, is unequivocally a good thing.
How have I not heard this? 27 teams won't face those dumb blackout rules on MLB.TV?? Is this true? I sure hope so!
sports.yahoo.com
Elsewhere in the TV rights world, things are very much in flux. For fans, however, 2025 presents a refreshing, encouraging new era of ballwatching. Fans of 27 teams (all but Houston, Baltimore and Washington) can watch their favorite clubs in-market on MLB.TV, without the infuriating blackouts that for so long frustrated fans across the country. That, amid all the confusion around local TV carriers, bankruptcies and the ESPN situation, is unequivocally a good thing.
How have I not heard this? 27 teams won't face those dumb blackout rules on MLB.TV?? Is this true? I sure hope so!
Top 50 people who will impact the 2025 MLB season: Nos. 25-1
The top half of our list begins with Mookie Betts and ends with -- who else? -- Shohei Ohtani.
At #19 in this article it states this:
Elsewhere in the TV rights world, things are very much in flux. For fans, however, 2025 presents a refreshing, encouraging new era of ballwatching. Fans of 27 teams (all but Houston, Baltimore and Washington) can watch their favorite clubs in-market on MLB.TV, without the infuriating blackouts that for so long frustrated fans across the country. That, amid all the confusion around local TV carriers, bankruptcies and the ESPN situation, is unequivocally a good thing.
How have I not heard this? 27 teams won't face those dumb blackout rules on MLB.TV?? Is this true? I sure hope so!
Top 50 people who will impact the 2025 MLB season: Nos. 25-1
The top half of our list begins with Mookie Betts and ends with -- who else? -- Shohei Ohtani.
I want this to be true, but I'm pretty sure it's not.
Agree...I know things are in flux regarding TV and RSNs and the national carries in regards to MLB...but I would hope MLB would be promoting that development as loudly as they are promoting the Dodgers! But then again...when has baseball gotten anything correct of late?
FWIW, I tried watching the Brewers on MLB.tv (that's one of six markets we're blacked out of in Iowa), and no dice. I was told "We have determined this game is unavailable in your area."
The Royals site I frequent says the blackout rules are still in effect and are further complicated by whoever bought the majority of the RSNs being supposedly hard to negotiate with. While they might have a deal with a cable provider, they may not yet with someone like Youtube TV or Sling. Bottom line, if it's carried by a someone somewhere in your area, it will still be blacked out on MLBTV.
