1. I’ve made it clear that I think Major League Baseball’s exclusive streaming deals are bad for the game.
The league likes to say the streaming deals are in place to help grow the game. The truth is, the streaming deals are in place so the league can make as much money as possible.
Halfway through the season, we haven’t seen much evidence of the exclusive streaming deals being a smash hit for MLB. AppleTV+, which airs games on Friday nights, and Peacock, which airs games on Sunday mornings, haven’t released any viewership numbers.
However, we’ve seen plenty of fans express frustration with not knowing where games are airing and not being able to watch games on the streaming services.