Veteran baseball analyst and longtime pitcher David Cone is no longer with ESPN. Cone, according to multiple reports, did not have his contract renewed as the Worldwide Leader is undergoing a broader shakeup of its Major League Baseball coverage ahead of the 2026 season.

Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates will face Juan Soto and the New York Mets at 1 p.m. Eastern on NBC and Peacock. At 8 p.m., the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the scheduled primetime game for that day.

The commissioner acknowledged that such changes would require fewer regular-season games, which would be a "complicated thing."

The Royals canceled their TV deal with FanDuel Sports Kansas City. Here’s what that means for broadcasts in 2026.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nine Major League Baseball teams have terminated their deals with the FanDuel Sports Network to carry their local broadcasts, and Commissioner Rob Manfred said MLB is prepared to produce and distribute the telecasts.

Fans, media and industry officials often raise the deadline discussion when free agency goes slowly, as it has this winter.