NEW YORK (CBS SPORTS) — A common criticism of ESPN’s baseball coverage holds that the network focuses too much and too often on the New York Yankees. In at least one case, the Yankees seem to agree — and they might take action to change ESPN’s plans.
As it stands, ESPN wants to broadcast the Yankees game against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 8 as part of the network’s “Sunday Night Baseball” flagship — in part to boost ratings for their lead-in programming, the All-Star Game selection show.
The Yankees, however, want no part of that arrangement, as they must fly to Baltimore and play a doubleheader the next day.