Major League Baseball and Facebook partner to debut exclusive national weekly game package in 2018

Historic agreement to produce and distribute weekly afternoon games for facebook's global audience beginning April 4

Major League Baseball (MLB) and Facebook today unveiled a newly expanded partnership for the 2018 MLB season, highlighted by a historic agreement to produce and broadcast one game every week to a global audience on Facebook. This 25-game package of weekly broadcasts will be distributed exclusively on Facebook Watch in the United States via the MLB Live show Page - marking MLB's first digital-only national broadcasts. Every game also will be available globally on the show Page, excluding select international markets. Today's announcement was made after the 30 Major League Clubs unanimously approved the deal.

"This partnership with Facebook reflectsthe ongoing commitment of Major League Baseball and our Clubs to connect with people around the world," said Tony Petitti, Deputy Commissioner of Business and Media for Major League Baseball. "It is a major creative step forward in serving our diverse, passionate community of fans, who will enjoy a uniquely interactive experience watching our games on Facebook each week."

Major League Baseball (MLB) and Facebook today unveiled a newly expanded partnership for the 2018 MLB season, highlighted by a historic agreement to produce and broadcast one game every week to a global audience on Facebook. This 25-game package of weekly broadcasts will be distributed exclusively on Facebook Watch in the United States via the MLB Live show Page - marking MLB's first digital-only national broadcasts. Every game also will