Report: MLB, ESPN reach framework media rights deal

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ESPN and Major League Baseball have a framework agreement in place that would give ESPN the exclusive rights to sell out-of-market regular-season games over the next three years, according to a report from The Athletic on Thursday.

The deal would also include the rights to in-market games for five teams -- the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians, Colorado Roc