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TL;DR YouTube TV subscribers won’t have access to MLB.TV as part of ESNP Unlimited.
MLB’s out-of-market streaming service has reportedly finalized a new agreement giving it a home inside the ESPN app.
While YouTube TV subscribers now get ESPN Unlimited at no extra cost, MLB.TV will be available exclusively within the ESPN app and will likely require a separate subscription.
After weeks of negotiations between YouTube and Disney, YouTube TV subscribers finally learned they’ll get ESPN Unlimited at no extra cost. Unfortunately, there’s a catch. It looks like one of the most valuable sports packages still won’t be part of the deal. According to a new report from Puck’s John Ourand, MLB.TV will not be part of the ESPN Unlimited experience on YouTube TV, even after it moves under ESPN’s umbrella next year.
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Ourand reports that MLB’s out-of-market streaming service has finalized a new acquisition deal with ESPN and will be headed to its app starting with the 2026 season. The deal hasn’t been publicly announced yet, but it’s reportedly part of MLB’s broader three-year media shake-up with ESPN, NBC, and Netflix.
Ourand reports that even though ESPN Unlimited content will now appear directly inside YouTube TV, MLB.TV will not. Instead, MLB.TV may be available exclusively within the ESPN app and will most likely require a separate subscription.
This could be a big letdown for YouTube TV subscribers who’re on the service for baseball content. ESPN Unlimited was marketed as a major perk of the renewed Disney-YouTube TV agreement, bringing a range of live and on-demand ESPN content into the platform. Yet MLB.TV, one of the most sought-after sports add-ons, will remain unavailable on the service.
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