Regardless of how the talks play out, ESPN’s next deal with Major League Baseball won’t look anything like the one it just walked away from. But that doesn’t mean the network’s baseball coverage is disappearing.

Two streaming services, and one legacy broadcaster, are also talking to MLB about taking over the package of media rights that ESPN abandoned in February.

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.

NBC and its associated streaming platform Peacock, along with Apple TV+, have emerged as the “top contenders” for MLB’s Sunday Night Baseball package after ESPN opted to exit its current deal with the league earlier this year,

Just months after ESPN looked to have ended its 35-year relationship with Major League Baseball by opting out of a seven-year agreement, the broadcaster has indicated their association with the ...

Giants CF Jung Hoo Lee made perhaps the catch of the year after he was able to corral a ball that bounced off his gloves between his knees for an out.