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Originally Posted by moorhosj1
TV markets and deals are not as important to MLB as they are for NFL. In MLB you play 81 home games, in the NFL you play 8/9. Because of this, MLB teams make a much larger portion of their revenue from ticket sales and in-stadium spending (food/drinks) than NFL teams.
With interleague play happening all season the NL/AL things isn't a very big deal anymore. It may become completely moot when they expand to 32 teams, as there are rumors of completely reshuffling the divisions and leagues.
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Local media revenue is huge and larger for MLB than other leagues. This is why Diamond Sports was such a big deal
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The exclusive rights to air local baseball games were such a priority for distributors that they were prepared to pay handsomely — with local media revenue accounting for an average of 23% of teams’ total revenue, by far the largest portion for any major sports league.
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https://sports.yahoo.com/how-the-col...155227283.html
And why a team like the Yankees can pull in $143 million in revenue through the YES Network
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/yankee...ry?id=98080927