Fans of other teams have similar problems, as Major League Baseball has teams locked into regional sports contracts that blackout live games in large areas.
This could change as regional sports networks are having a very hard time right now. AT&T SportsNet has shut down, and Bally Sports has missed some payments and has filed for bankruptcy.
Businesses shutting down and people losing their jobs isn't how I wanted the dam to break, but this appears to be going on, and an upside of this is that baseball teams may not be restricted from streaming in-market games live.
According to an analysis from Cord Cutters News, the end of blackouts for live streaming games won't happen all at one, and the final end to it is years away.
Any time that has a contract with AT&T SportsNets are likely to be some of the first to offer in-market streaming. Warner Bros. Discovery has already said they plan to shut down AT&T SportsNets this year just. The question now is when will AT&T SportsNets shut down. After that happens, it is reported that the TV rights will return to MLB, allowing them to be resold or allowing them to be streamed online. For now, though, there are rumors that AT&T SportsNet may keep running until the end of the 2023 MLB season.
The teams with AT&T SportsNets contracts include the Astros, Pirates, and Rockies at this time.
Bally Sports is also reportedly struggling to make payments to some MLB teams. Now MLB is asking for these teams to be released from their RSN contracts. If that happens, The Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians, and Minnesota Twins could be free to stream online as soon as this season.
Fans of these teams may be the first to benefit from an otherwise difficult situation. My Streaming Life may eventually benefit from it as well.
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