Major League Baseball didn’t necessarily expect to be renegotiating a good chunk of its TV rights in 2025, but it is in fact trying to parcel out the next few years of a major part of its schedule among three different players.

NBC/Peacock and Apple TV+ are considered the top contenders for “Sunday Night Baseball” and first-round playoff games, while ESPN could add weekday games and a bigger daily digital presence, the officials said. Netflix has emerged as the potential Home Run Derby destination.