Tag: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred

MLB Sets up Local Media Group, Could Broadcast 17 Teams

March 2, 2023
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NEW YORK—Major League Baseball added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of local broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally and AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks. Doug Johnson was hired as senior vice president and executive producer of local media, Greg Pennell…

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MLB Commissioner: A’s Likely to Leave Oakland for Las Vegas

October 30, 2022
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It’s a safe bet that the Athletics will leave Oakland for Las Vegas, according to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. Manfred said in an interview Friday with Sirius XM that he is no longer optimistic that the A’s will stay in Oakland. “It just doesn’t look like it’s going to happen,” Manfred said. The Athletics’ lease…

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