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I'd happily pay ~300/yr for a streaming subscription that gets me all those games though...

If you can get along with audio only, Sirius has a subscription that includes every MLB game.

AFAIK, the MLB.tv subscription includes full audio for every game, including in-market games.

My understanding of the issue is that MLB sold off the TV rights to local games years ago to the RSN (Regional Sports Networks) and the contracts have yet to expire. Rumor has it that around 2028 or so, they will try to rein them back in.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5933299/2024/11/19/mlb-plan...

They're already doing so. There are a number of teams (six, eight? something like that) that already have local coverage packages with MLB, and Seattle is joining the crowd next year.

Eh, I can just read the text for that, and Sirius is definitely in the company of those I don’t want to do business with!

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