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The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?

Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. He's also written three books about the Cubs, the latest is "Chicago Cubs Firsts."

I’ve been covering the continuing saga of the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports, which at one time had rights to about half of MLB teams’ local broadcasts, for some time.

Evan Drellich of the Athletic reported last week that the bankruptcy case was settled, and that will leave six teams in Diamond’s portfolio for the 2025 season.

From the article, and as a reminder, here’s how we got into this mess in the first place:

Diamond’s arrival in bankruptcy arguably began the moment the company was created.