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MLB On TNT
''MLB on TBS'' is an American presentation of regular season and postseason Major League Baseball (MLB) game telecasts that air on the American pay television network TBS and the streaming service Max. The games are produced by TNT Sports (formerly known as Turner Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports). History Pre-2007: relationship with the Braves Atlanta Braves baseball games had been a local staple on Atlanta independent station WTBS (channel 17, now WPCH-TV; which, like TBS, was owned by Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting System) since Turner acquired the team's broadcast rights in 1973, and subsequently gained national prominence when the station was uplinked to satellite in December 1976, becoming one of America's first superstations. Along with Chicago-based WGN-TV and New York-based WWOR-TV, WTBS was one of the few television stations that broadcast local sporting events to a national audience, with some even giving the Braves the title "America's Team". 1983 marked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MLB Tuesday
''MLB Tuesday'' is an American television presentation of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by TNT Sports primarily for TBS. The show debuted on April 12, 2022 and features a 30-minute studio show before and after each game. Prior to 2022, ESPN, FX and FS1 occasionally aired games on Tuesday nights. MLB Network continues to air games on Tuesday nights either opposite TBS's doubleheader or when TBS does not schedule a game on select Tuesday nights. History ESPN (1990–1993) On January 5, 1989, Major League Baseball signed a $400 million deal with ESPN, who would show over 175 games beginning in 1990. For the next four years, ESPN would televise six games a week ('' Sunday Night Baseball'', '' Wednesday Night Baseball'' and doubleheaders on Tuesdays and Fridays), as well as multiple games on Opening Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. Since the end of that contract ESPN has not officially aired a full slate of Tuesday night games but has cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |