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                    A Baseball Fan Explains Apple's MLB Deal

   Josh Centers

   The most interesting non-hardware announcement at Apple's Peek
   Performance event was that Major League Baseball is coming to Apple
   TV+. Every Friday night during the baseball season, Apple TV+ will show
   two games. Apple TV+ will also feature MLB Big Inning and MLB archival
   content. Outside of his Apple-related work at Six Colors, Jason Snell
   happens to be a baseball fan, and [1]he explains why this is a major
   pivot for Apple TV+:

     In the meantime, there's this: Apple is getting into sports, and
     live streaming, and even streaming linear channels. This deal will
     probably be the first of many. It will be interesting to see how
     Apple TV+ as a service grows and adapts to a new world where it
     isn't all just about CODA and Ted Lasso, but about the Yankees and
     the Red Sox, too.

   For now, baseball fans may be grumbling about having to subscribe to
   yet another service (and the [2]player lockout), but it'll be
   fascinating to see how Apple handles live sports. It may be a vision of
   our sports entertainment future.

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