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Title: T-Mobile extends free MLB.TV deal for subscribers through 2028 Post by: HCK on April 08, 2023, 04:05:02 pm T-Mobile extends free MLB.TV deal for subscribers through 2028
<p>T-Mobile and Major League Baseball (MLB) are renewing their partnership. In addition to sponsoring various pro-baseball events, the carrier <a data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:T-Mobile;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=450bac9f-8d9e-40ec-875c-2beb29a6147c&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&featureId=text-link&merchantName=T-Mobile&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsInN0b3JlSWQiOiI0NTBiYWM5Zi04ZDllLTQwZWMtODc1Yy0yYmViMjlhNjE0N2MiLCJsYW5kaW5nVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudC1tb2JpbGUuY29tL25ld3MvdW4tY2Fycmllci9tbGItcmVuZXdhbC0yMDIzIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiJiMjAyYTZiNS0yZjQxLTRkMTYtYTkxNC0yZDEwMjMzOGU2Y2QifQ&signature=AQAAAQQRCGdnTcAP5N6zLUzmbpGkORuCLYzyHfLY5jRL5m2W&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.t-mobile.com%2Fnews%2Fun-carrier%2Fmlb-renewal-2023" class="rapid-with-clickid">announced[/url] today that its subscribers would continue receiving free MLB.TV subscriptions through 2028.</p><p>MLB and T-Mobile have offered the deal for the past eight years as part of its T-Mobile Tuesdays promotion, which gives subscribers access to weekly discounts and freebies. MLB.TV lets you stream home and away broadcast feeds around the league — live or on-demand. (However, it’s subject to dreaded regional blackouts, so you shouldn’t count on it to watch teams nearby.) In addition, for the first time this season, the service lets you stream minor-league games for your favorite major-league team’s affiliates in the MLB app.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Speaking of the minor leagues, the two corporations are partnering on an automated ball-strike (ABS) system, which lets Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players and officials “review, challenge and analyze calls.” This season, T-Mobile will power the system with a “5G Private Mobile Network” during some minor-league games. You may recall that MLB has been <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/major-league-baseball-targets-robot-umpires-for-balls-and-strikes-by-2024-091153970.html">experimenting[/url] with robot umps in the independent <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/2019-07-11-robot-umpire-balls-and-strikes-atlantic-league-game.html">Atlantic League since 2019[/url]. Last year, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the league aims to introduce the system to the big leagues by 2024. From a labor perspective, it’s hard not to see this as a first step toward automating umpires’ jobs, but at least fans can direct their vitriol over (perceived) bad calls to a machine instead of a human. </p><p>T-Mobile says its baseball partnership will also include a little-league sponsorship, part of which consists of the carrier donating millions of dollars toward equipment and grants for aspiring young sluggers. It’s also continuing to sponsor the All-Star Week <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/t-mobile-mlb-home-run-derby-5g-player-cameras-142640402.html">Home Run Derby[/url] and batting practice broadcast. Finally, T-Mobile plans to expand its 5G coverage in baseball stadiums across North America, envisioning eventual “immersive 5G-connected experiences for fans” and better in-stadium speeds and reception for its subscribers.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/t-mobile-extends-free-mlbtv-deal-for-subscribers-through-2028-182807920.html?src=rss Source: T-Mobile extends free MLB.TV deal for subscribers through 2028 (https://www.engadget.com/t-mobile-extends-free-mlbtv-deal-for-subscribers-through-2028-182807920.html?src=rss) |