MLB: The Walt Disney Company (ESPN) renews TV rights in the USA until 2028 ($550m/year)

The Walt Disney Company has renewed its rights to broadcast the MLB in the United States for seven seasons, from 2022 to 2028, announced the company on 13/05/2021. ESPN, which has been a partner of the MLB since 1989, will exclusively broadcast 30 regular season games per year starting in 2022, including Sunday night games. The agreement is worth $550m (€452m) per year, according to US media.

"ESPN+ will continue to televise select MLB games, subject to blackout restrictions, nearly every day of the regular season. ESPN also will gain the rights to create new MLB content for the streaming service. As part of the new deal, ESPN Radio will continue to nationally broadcast MLB games, including the full postseason and World Series, the All-Star Game, the Little League Classic, Sunday Night Baseball and Opening Night. ESPN Deportes (ESPN's Spanish-language platform) will also continue to broadcast live events and studio coverage through the regular season and postseason," said MLB.

Over the current seven-season period (2014-2021), ESPN broadcasts 90 regular season games per year at a…