![]() ![]() Otherwise, Bally Sports Plus would be looking at 6 months without any major Minnesota sports games to stream. I’d expect a heavy push by Diamond to attain streaming rights to Twins games ASAP, They’ll want to get something done before the Wild and Wolves seasons are over. That means it’s in Diamond Sports’ best interest to get the Twins on Bally Sports Plus sooner, rather than later. On the positive side, the Twins are one of the profitable MLB teams that Bally’s currently holds TV rights for. So if you are hoping to use Bally’s standalone app to watch the Twins this summer, your chances hinge on Diamond Sports’ efforts to gain streaming rights to the Twins ASAP. ESPN Hope on the horizon for local cord-cutting Twins fans? It would have to negotiate the other nine with MLB, but MLB has previously been hesitant to sign off on additional rights for a company that has yet to prove itself financially sustainable. At the moment, Diamond has rights to stream the games to just five teams. The goal, a source familiar with the situation said, is for the company to acquire streaming rights for all 14 of its major league teams in order to broadcast games both through a linear cable model and on direct-to-consumer platforms. In a report Tuesday from ESPN, it’s Diamond Sports’ goal to expand its streaming rights into all 14 of those MLB regions, even as their bankruptcy moves forward. As of now, the Twins are excluded from that list. Here’s why: Major League Baseball has sold streaming rights to Diamond Sports for just 5 of the 14 teams it holds TV rights to. But that’s not the case for fans who have enjoyed Timberwolves and Wild games through Bally’s new standalone ($19.99/mo) streaming app, Bally Sports Plus. If you subscribe to Bally Sports North through Directv, cable or FUBO, you will be able to watch or stream Minnesota Twins games this summer, no problem. But what about the Twins? How filing affects Minnesota Twins broadcasts Not all teams in the MLB can say the same. ![]() NHL and NBA broadcasts that air and stream on Bally Sports’ platforms will continue as usual for the rest of their 2022-23 seasons, the Timberwolves and Wild included. ![]()
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