ESPN Is 'Ready to Have a Conversation' With MLB as Partnership Comes to an End

Though ESPN's time with the MLB is coming to an end, the network remains open to negotiating a deal with the baseball league. "We remain ready to listen when the league is ready to have a conversation," ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said on Tuesday during a press event for ESPN's upcoming streaming service. "We have said that to them, and we have said it publicly many times. As I sit here right now, we are not in conversations with them. I don't know for sure, but I'm assuming they are out there testing the market, which is their right to do. But we love the game of baseball and we . . .