MLB International
MLB International is a division of Major League Baseball primarily responsible for international broadcasts of games.[1] Prominently, in partnership with DirecTV, it produces and syndicates the All-Star Game, NLCS, ALCS, and the World Series to broadcasters in over 200 countries, and the American Forces Network for U.S. military troops abroad.
Commentators
From 1996 until 2003 and again starting in 2010, Gary Thorne[2] served as the play-by-play man for the World Series on Armed Forces Radio and MLB International.[3][4]
Dave O'Brien provided commentary for MLB International's coverage of the World Series from 2004 until 2009. O'Brien teamed with his usual ESPN partner Rick Sutcliffe on broadcasts of the World Series and the American League Championship Series for MLB International.
From 1996–2002, and since 2010, MLB International broadcasts the League Championship Series alternately, with the American League Championship Series in even-numbered years and the National League Championship Series in odd-numbered years.[5]
Commentator pairings
- Dave O'Brien and Rick Sutcliffe (All-Star Game, ALCS and the World Series, 2004–2009)
- Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton (All-Star Game, League Championship Series and the World Series, 1996–2003)
- Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe (All-Star Game, League Championship Series and the World Series, 2010–2014)
- Matt Vasgersian and John Smoltz (All-Star Game and the World Series, 2015–present)
MLB International broadcasters
- Worldwide: Fox International Channels
- Asia: Fox Sports Asia
- Australasia: ESPN Australia, Fox Sports (Australia), One
- Canada: Various Sportsnet channels, Sportsnet One (English), RDS, TVA Sports (French)
- Caribbean: ESPN Caribbean
- China: Liaoning Television, Tianjin TV, Shenzhen TV, North Interactive TV, Shaanxi Television, Jiangsu TV
- Europe: beIN Sports (France), Eurosport (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, and Sweden), Fox Sports Italy (Italy), Fox Sports International (Netherlands), Canal+ Deportes 2 (Spain), BT Sport ESPN (UK and Ireland), SPORT1 (Germany), Sport 5 (Israel), Viasat Sport East (Russia), Fox Sports Türkiye (Turkey), Arena sport (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia)
- Japan: NHK, J Sports
- South Korea: MBC, Spo TV, MBC Sports+
- Latin America: Fox Sports Latinoamérica, RPC-TV, TV Max (Panama), Televisa (Mexico), Meridiano Televisión (Venezuela), RCN Televisión, Telecaribe, Win Sports (Colombia), ESPN Latin America, ESPN Brazil (Brazil)
- Dominican Republic: Telemicro and digital 15
- Puerto Rico: WAPA-TV
- Curacao: Telecuracao
- North Africa and Middle East: beIN Sports, Fox Sports Middle East
- Taiwan: FTV
- United States: During Game 1 of the 2015 World Series, due to a power outage that affected a studio truck producing Fox's domestic coverage of the game, Fox temporarily switched to the MLB International feed of the game in order to restore coverage.[6] The broadcast temporarily used the MLB International commentary, but was later overdubbed with Fox's broadcast team (led by Joe Buck) before the standard Fox Sports production was restored.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Less is More With MLB International". Canadian Sports Media Blog. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Less is More With MLB International". A Rouge's Point. October 19, 2012.
- ^ Major League Baseball International TV Coverage
- ^ Yahoo! Search Results for Major League Baseball International Gary Thorne
- ^ "The World Series Is Truly Global With An International Audience". Fang's Bites. October 27, 2010.
- ^ "World Series Game 1 delayed due to FOX broadcast issues". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Fox Sports has a nightmare as technical difficulties cause World Series delay". Awful Announcing. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
External links
- MLB International Broadcasting Information
- Major League Baseball International inks three new broadcast deals in advance of the 81st MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim
- MASN's Gary Thorne Named Play-by-Play Voice for Major League Baseball's International Broadcast of the ALCS and World Series
- MLB All-Star Game to be Broadcast in 230 Countries and Territories Around the Globe
- MLB International Delivers Pure Baseball to World Audience
- MLB International to broadcast Series