Baseball executives have said in recent weeks that the sport needs to prepare in the event that rights-fee payments are not made by Diamond Sports Group, the subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group that operates networks under the name Bally Sports.

Source: https://www.mymcmurray.com/2023/02/03/ap-source-mlb-forms-economic-group-as-regional-tv-in-peril/

Diamond Sports Group filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in mid-March but has continued to air games.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2023/04/06/twins-guardians-and-mlb-file-emergency-motion-to-force-owner-of-bally-sports-rsns-to-pay-rights-fees/

Just a few days after MLB came face-to-face with the fact that half its teams are going to be out of their local TV deals thanks to Diamond Sports Group going four legs to the air comes the news that YouTube TV is dropping MLB Network.

Source: https://deadspin.com/adam-schefter-sean-payton-denver-broncos-demeco-ryans-1850058068

These include the fallout of the recent default in a debt payment, by the Diamond Sports Group.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2023/02/21/in-2023-major-league-baseball-will-have-several-new-rules-and-different-ways-to-watch-games/