Major League Baseball and ESPN have had quite the mercurial relationship this year when it comes to the topic of their TV rights contract. It began in February, when the two sides mutually agreed to end their partnership that began in 1990.

In addition to that, ESPN would also obtain the rights to every out-of-network MLB game. That's essentially what MLB.TV already provides to customers, as the service offers out-of-network games to fans. But it would also presumably allow ESPN to sell rights for certain out-of-network games to other networks or subscription services.