Saturday, 25 July 2020

Amazon won’t stream any New York Yankees games this season after all

New York Yankees v Washington Nationals Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images

With Major League Baseball’s season shortened to just 60 games this year, Amazon won’t be broadcasting any New York Yankees games this season, Bloomberg reported.

Amazon was slated to stream 21 Yankees games beginning April 17th with several high-profile games —including three against the Boston Red Sox— on the list. Amazon Prime members in New York state, northeast Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and central New Jersey would have been able to stream all 21 games.

But the Yankees’ YES Network has opted to keep those games for its channel, and MLB rules limit streaming games that are shown on regional sports networks like YES.

“Given the unique circumstances surrounding this season, YES Network will televise all New York Yankees games not...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/25/21338314/amazon-stream-new-york-yankees-games-baseball-coronavirus

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