Baseball

2/10/2026 |  MLB to produce local broadcasts for Tigers, Red Wings with fate of FanDuel Sports Network uncertain (Associated Press (AP)) DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers will have their local television broadcasts produced and distributed by Major League Baseball this season.

The Tigers’ partnership with MLB, announced Monday, is unique because it also includes the Detroit Red Wings. Ilitch Sports + Entertainment, which owns both franchises, will handle the broadcast production duties for hockey, while MLB assists with production distribution, beginning next season.

2/10/2026 |  2026 WBC: How Team USA built its best pitching staff ever (ESPN) NEW YORK -- Wherever Paul Skenes finds himself, he rarely deviates from routine. So on a recent frigid Manhattan morning, Skenes, in town to receive his 2025 National League Cy Young Award, showed up at a small baseball facility, his suitcase filled with workout tools, to throw a bullpen session. Just feet away from the 23-year-old superstar, a group of young boys practiced on the other side of the netting.

2/10/2026 |  MLB Media Set to Handle Half of the League’s Teams in 2026 (Front Office Sports) MLB’s in-house local media department, which began in emergency circumstances in early 2023, will handle half the league in 2026 after the Angels on Tuesday became the 15th team to fold into the program in some fashion, completing a whirlwind offseason.
The club became the eighth club in the last eight days to become part of MLB Media, and the 15th overall, marking the latest effect of the ongoing decline of regional sports network operator Main Street Sports Group.

2/9/2026 |  From the field to the studio: Kershaw, Rizzo and Votto join NBC as MLB analysts (Associated Press (AP)) Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo and Joey Votto have been hired as analysts by NBC when it returns to broadcasting Major League Baseball this year.
The network made the announcement during Sunday’s Super Bowl pregame show.
Kershaw, Rizzo and Votto will appear on pregame shows leading into “Sunday Night Baseball” games depending on their schedules and availability. They also will be pregame analysts during coverage of the Wild Card round games on NBC and Peacock.

2/4/2026 |  MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani talks Dodgers, possible three-peat and his new children's book (NBC Sports) Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani told NBC News in an interview Tuesday he believes his team’s massive spending is good for baseball.