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How do MLB blackouts work with ESPN?

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How do MLB blackouts work with ESPN?

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ESPN maintains their exclusive national broadcast window for all Major League Baseball games on Sunday nights, therefore, no telecast can be made available for out–of–market distribution. As their rights are for night games only, any games which start after 5:00pm ET (2:00pm PT) cannot be distributed out–of–market. However, on the first Sunday after the All–Star Game (7/14/09), no game with a start time after 3:00pm ET (12:00pm PT) can be distributed out–of–market.