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After The Baseball Network folded after the 1995 season, NBC retained a smaller package through 2000, alternating rights to a package of postseason games with Fox (with NBC carrying the National League Championship Series and World Series in odd-numbered years, and the American League Championship Series and All-Star Game in even-numbered years).
NBC television's relationship with Major League Baseball technically dates back to August 26, 1939. [1] It was on that date that on W2XBS (an experimental television station in New York City which would ultimately become what is now NBC's flagship television station, WNBC), the first-ever Major League Baseball game was televised.
ESPN paid for the rights to a Wednesday doubleheader and the Sunday night Game of the Week, as well as all postseason games not aired on Fox or NBC. Major League Baseball staggered the times of first-round games to provide a full-day feast for viewers: ESPN could air games at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 11 p.m. EDT, with the broadcast networks ...
Lindsey Nelson (1957–1961; 1964, 1971 All-Star Game, 1969 World Series, and 1973 World Series) When NBC got baseball with Lindsey Nelson and Leo Durocher, for a while, the backup team was Chuck Thompson and Bill Veeck.
Major League Baseball on television in the 1960s; Major League Baseball on television in the 1970s; Major League Baseball on television in the 1980s; Major League Baseball on television in the 1990s; Major League Baseball on television in the 2000s; Major League Baseball on television; Major League Baseball: An Inside Look; MLB Network; MLB ...
On October 19, 1966, NBC signed a new three-year contract with Major League Baseball. [2] Under the new deal, NBC paid roughly $6 million per year for 25 Saturday games and prime-time contests on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day; $6.1 million for the 1967 World Series and 1967 All-Star Game; and $6.5 million for the 1968 World ...
Part of a revenue sharing joint venture with Major League Baseball and NBC called "The Baseball Network" from 1994 to 1995 Select regular season and Wild Card Series games from 2020 on (produced by ESPN). CBS: 1947–1950 1955–1965 1990–1993: World Series only from 1947 to 1950 Saturday afternoon Game of the Week from 1955 to 1964
The following is a list of current Major League Baseball broadcasters, as of the 2025 season, for each individual team. Some franchises have a regular color commentator while others (such as the Milwaukee Brewers) use two play-by-play announcers, with the primary often doing more innings than the secondary. Secondary play-by-play announcers are ...