Major League Baseball
Batter Up! The Voice of the Dodgers on the Start of a New Baseball Season
Welcome to the 208th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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Usher to Headline Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Blue Diamond Gala
Usher has a date with the Dodgers. The Grammy-winning singer is confirmed to headline the Blue Diamond Gala, the marquee fundraiser for the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. Set for June 22 at Dodger Stadium, the gala, titled “The Party for L.A.,” and is to be presented by the Los Angeles Dodgers Ownership Group. The whole […]
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Apple Sets Plans for Expanded Major League Baseball Coverage in 2023
Apple is taking another swing at live baseball, announcing an expanded version of its Friday Night Baseball program for Apple TV+. And while last season (the company’s first foray into live sports) saw some of the games available for free, this year only subscribers to the streaming service will be able to access the games. […]
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Tim McCarver, Cerebral Catcher and Hall of Fame Broadcaster, Dies at 81
Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher whose cerebral approach behind the plate over four decades led to a Hall of Fame career as a baseball broadcaster, has died. He was 81. McCarver died Thursday in Memphis, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced. The cause of death was heart failure. McCarver broke into the major leagues with […]
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MLB Network Exits YouTube TV Ahead of Spring Training After Contract Dispute
The MLB Network is being dropped by YouTube TV after the two parties failed to reach a contract renewal agreement, according to an email sent to YouTube TV subscribers on Tuesday. Though subscribers to YouTube TV’s base plan will still be able to watch select national Major League Baseball Games on Fox, ESPN and TBS, […]
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Disney Pays $900M for MLB’s Remaining Stake in Streaming Company BAMTech
The Walt Disney Co. has officially acquired 100 percent of BAMTech, the streaming video technology company that it acquired majority ownership of in 2017 from Major League Baseball. According to a footnote in the company’s annual report, which it filed Tuesday, Disney paid Major League Baseball $900 million for its 15 percent stake in the […]
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John Legend, Magic Johnson, Rosario Dawson Celebrate Karen Bass Win in L.A. Mayor’s Race: “This Is Historic!”
A week and a day after voters went to the polls in Los Angeles on Nov. 14, the L.A. mayor’s race has been called for Congresswoman Karen Bass. After a hard-fought race against candidate Rick Caruso — which saw the billionaire real estate developer spend more than $100 million of his own money on his […]
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Vin Scully, Treasured Voice of the Dodgers, Dies at 94
The Bronx native started calling games for the club in Brooklyn in 1950, came west with the team and provided fans with a loving soundtrack for nearly seven decades.
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Events of the Week: ‘Nope,’ San Diego Comic-Con and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Nope and Ted Lasso, along with a flurry of events for San Diego Comic-Con, the MLB All-Star Game, the ESPYs and Outfest. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin premiere HBO Max hosted a bloody red […]
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This Week in TV: ‘Resident Evil,’ MLB All-Stars, ‘The Rehearsal’
It’s mid-July, which means most of the summer shows on broadcast and cable networks are in the middle of their seasons. Streamers are taking it relatively easy too, which means a relatively light menu of premieres for July 13-19 — although they include a series adaptation of the Resident Evil franchise, baseball’s annual Midsummer Classic and […]
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MLB All-Star Game: Full Lineup of Events and Parties in Los Angeles
Thursday, July 14 Commissioner’s Cup + Jennie Finch Classic MLB Youth Academy, 901 E. Artesia Blvd., Compton, 3 p.m. (Home Run Derby), 7:30 p.m. (Opening ceremonies for Commissioner’s Cup and Jennie Finch Classic) The MLB Youth Academy hosts the launch of the Commissioner’s Cup and Jennie Finch Classic presented by Arm & Hammer. The festive […]
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Jennifer Lopez Takes the Stage at L.A. Dodgers Foundation Gala, Helping to Raise $3.6 Million
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation celebrated its sixth — and due to the pandemic, first since 2019 — Blue Diamond Gala on Thursday night, with a who’s-who of L.A. sports stars and a headlining set from Jennifer Lopez. The event, dubbed “The Party for L.A.,” raised a record-breaking $3.6 million for LADF, which aims to […]
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