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What happens if ESPN opts out of its TV deal with MLB?

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ESPN will be entering its 36th season of broadcasting Sunday Night Baseball and Tuesday announced that Karl Ravech, David Cone, Eduardo Perez and Buster Olney will be its SNB broadcast announcing team. They’ll be entering their fourth season as SNB announcers.

But next month, ESPN can opt out of the final three years of its contract with MLB, according to Evan Drellich and Andrew Marchand in The Athletic.