[duped]

It's the teams' faults and not the network. Most franchises that have blackouts have negotiated exclusive broadcast rights in their local markets.

[foogazi]

I think it’s fair to bundle that into “it’s MLB’s fault”

MLB has consolidated a lot of the teams’ media properties under its umbrella

A long time ago they restricted radio stations from distributing baseball games online for example

But they double-dip on TV:

- Allow blackouts to increase revenue from local TV - Sell MLB.TV