MLB Sets up Local Media Group, Could Broadcast 17 Teams

MLB Sets up Local Media Group, Could Broadcast 17 Teams
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during the amateur draft in Los Angeles on July 17, 2022. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—Major League Baseball added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of local broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally and AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks.

Doug Johnson was hired as senior vice president and executive producer of local media, Greg Pennell as senior vice president of local media and Kendall Burgess as vice president of local media technical operations, the commissioner’s office said Wednesday.