Minnesota Twins Officially Done with Bally Sports North
The Minnesota Twins have found a new broadcast partner for the 2025 MLB season. Bally Sports North will no longer carry MN Twins games. Instead, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that it will produce and broadcast Twins games, both in-market and out-of-market, in 2025.
Minnesota Twins split with Bally Sports North (Diamond Sports Group)
MLB’s decision comes after the Diamond Sports Group, which operated Bally Sports North, no longer wanted to broadcast Twins games. As it goes through bankruptcy restructuring, Bally Sports (DSG) cut ties with the Twins, Cleveland Guardians and nine other MLB teams, following the end of the regular season.
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- Minnesota Twins TV reach 2024: 1.08 million homes
The Twins will join the Guardians, Rangers and Brewers, among teams whose games are produced and distributed by MLB. It adds to the growing number of teams that Major League Baseball has picked up broadcasting rights for. in the wake of Diamond Sports Group’s bankruptcy filing, from March 2023.
In the league’s official press release on MLB.com, Deputy Commission of Business and Media. Noah Garden. explained the decision. Here’s why Major League Baseball is taking on the responsibilities of broadcasting more teams’ games next season.
“With the media landscape continuing to evolve, Major League Baseball is committed to serving our fans by ensuring they can see their favorite Clubs, removing blackouts where we can, and ultimately growing the reach of our games,. We are proud to bring Guardians, Brewers and Twins games to their passionate fan bases with the same high-quality production that we have demonstrated in Arizona, Colorado, and San Diego.”
MLB’s Deputy Commissioner of Business and Media, Noah Garden, on broadcasting Minnesota Twins games in 2025
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MLB did the same with the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies this past season after they cut ties with the Diamond Sports Group. Beginning in 2025, 11 MLB teams will have been dropped by DSG.
What to know about MLB broadcasting Twins games in 2025
MLB taking over the Twins’ broadcasting right immediately means there will be no blackout restrictions in 2025. Under DSG, Twins games were taken off Comcast before the 2024 season and local access to games was limited by home television territory blackout restrictions.
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Moving forward, there will be no blackout restrictions on Twins games. Fans can watch them via streaming devices, satellite and cable, even if you are in-market. Cost for service is expected to be the same as 2024, for teams who ditched standard RSN and rolled-out MLB.TV. The cost per month was $19.99. Those who paid for the season, up front, forked over $99.99 one-time.
As MLB did last season with the Diamondbacks, Padres and Rockies, Twins broadcasts will now include features like Ump Cam. They’ll also have live look-ins to the MLB Replay Operations Center. Wire Cam will be a thing, along with a new right-field camera. Fans can also expect more in-game interviews with players.
“In addition to expanding reach, Major League Baseball is utilizing resources to provide fans with an outstanding production that features new technology, improved picture quality and better access to the game and players.”
MLB Executive VP of Local Media Billy Chambers on the new features coming for local broadcasts
TV personalities expected to remain the same
Twins broadcasters Cory Provus and a combination of Justin Morneau, Glen Perkins and others are expected to return for the 2025 season, with MLB covering the costs of broadcasting games. The biggest difference is that they will no longer be wearing or touting anything Bally Sports.
Broadcasts will be produced through MLB.tv, with subscribers able to add the Twins’ package regardless of their location. It will be called Twins.TV — This is an immediate win for fans, as it will significantly increase the level of access to every Twins game in 2025. The team and league office will work out deals with TV providers ahead of next season.
- Minnesota Twins payroll 2024 (FanGraphs): $130 million
However, this will have further consequences for the Twins revenue as it did for the Padres, Diamondbacks and Rockies this past season. Minnesota slashed its payroll by nearly $30 million this past season due to lost revenue because DSG reduced what it paid the team.
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