Arrr, MLB and ESPN be settin' sail apart after 2025, lettin' the treasure map go awry! Ha-ha!
2025-02-21
Arrr, me hearties! Commissioner Rob Manfred be spillin' the beans in a missive to the league's scallywags: the treasure chest with ESPN be closed after the 2025 season! A fine tale of two ships partin' ways, like rum and seawater, savvy?
Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round as I regale ye with a tale from the high seas of sportin' news. It seems that ESPN and Major League Baseball be partin’ ways like wayward ships after the 2025 season, endin’ a bond as old as a pirate's treasure map! Arrr! Now, ol' Commissioner Rob Manfred penned a missive to the league’s owners, expressin’ their dissatisfaction with ESPN's sparse coverage, likin’ it to findin’ only barnacles on a once-majestic ship! With ESPN coughin’ up a hefty $550 million each year, they felt it was as much gold as they could muster, a tad too rich for the current market, savvy?With the sands slippin’ through the hourglass, both parties decided to cut anchor early. Manfred declared, “Why settle for a smaller bounty on a sinking ship?” He’s seekin' new loot for MLB’s grand spectacles like the Home Run Derby and the Wild Card round on a fresh platform, perhaps one with fewer scallywags loiterin' about!But fear not, for ESPN still has its “Sunday Night Baseball” to keep the cannons fired up through 2025. The sea be full of possibilities; who will join MLB in future voyages remains a mystery as murky as Davy Jones’ locker! Arrr!