The ongoing saga of Diamond Sports vs. MLB came to a head in bankruptcy court Wednesday. Here’s what happened, per Evan Drellich in The Athletic:
Diamond Sports Group appears to be threatening to drop virtually every MLB team in its portfolio besides the Atlanta Braves, barring renegotiation of the deals on more favorable terms. The court hearing on Wednesday where that message was delivered left the baseball television world in some chaos.
Andrew Goldman, a lawyer for the broadcasting company, said during a federal bankruptcy hearing that Diamond plans to assume “a single telecast rights agreement, that of the Atlanta Braves.