Overview
- Nationals.TV will carry local games on cable and satellite plus MLB’s streaming platform, with provider details to come and streaming subscriptions slated to go on sale in February.
- The Nationals become the seventh club with MLB producing and distributing local broadcasts, joining the Diamondbacks, Guardians, Mariners, Padres, Rockies and Twins.
- MASN says it will remain the Orioles’ regional rights holder and confirms the MASN2 overflow channel is ending, as the network shifts focus including a larger Orioles spring schedule.
- The move arrives as nine MLB teams have terminated deals with Main Street Sports Group’s RSNs, and MLB has indicated it is prepared to produce those clubs’ local telecasts if needed.
- ESPN holds digital in‑market rights to MLB-controlled local games under new league deals, with distribution via ESPN’s app not expected to begin until 2027.