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and FOX. Fox started broadcasting                                                                                            known as the MLB network. They



            Major League Baseball games since                                                                                            show news about games and players




            2008.  They  only  broadcast  the                                                                                            and in the season of  2009, they live



            games from May to September. They                                                                                            broadcasted 26 different games.



            broadcast the American League                                                                                                Because not all games are aired




            during odd-numbered years and the                                                                                            by big media companies, regional



            National League in even-numbered                                                                                             networks broadcast some games.



            years.                                                                                                                       The Toronto Blue Jays is the only




            Fox does not want to broadcast both                                                                                          Canadian team that exists, so it is



            major leagues at once because they                                                                                           broadcasted by sport nets. Not all




            want to make it fair and focus in one                                                                                        broadcast companies can film the



            specific league per year.                                                                                                    games they like. They have to have




            In January 2009, the Major League                                                                                            the rights to broadcast a game,



            Baseball started their own network,                                                                                          otherwise they will get sued and
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