MLB on CBS

MLB on CBS is the presentation of Major League Baseball games on CBS. CBS currently has rights to 52 regular-season games, all on Saturdays, two Division Series, one League Championship Series, and the World Series.

History
After the 2013 Monasoki television reorganization, Major_League_Baseball Major League Baseball] was left without a television contract. Because it was already midway through the World_Series World Series], FOX, which carried MLB under the American version, aired the closing games of the World Series through the 2018 season. Shortly thereafter, FOX announced its intention to leave the MLB. On January 14, 2014, Major League Baseball announced a multi-year agreement with CBS. Under the agreement, CBS will air 52 Saturday afternoon games, in addition to two Division Series, one League Championship Series, and exclusive coverage of the World Series. Despite expectancies that the MLB would not fare well on CBS, the MLB was one of the most popular sporting events on national television, finishing just behind Monasoki Racing and NASCAR NASCAR] auto racing, which is the prominent sport on television during the MLB season. In mid-2014, CBS launched its own cable sports network, MSN, from the remnants of the Golf_Channel Golf Channel]. Despite expectations that much MLB action would move to MSN, CBS-MS Sports president Fred Johnson said that "because we signed a contract with the MLB when CBS was our only property, we  do not have the right to move MLB action to MSN."

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