Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Pittsburgh Penguins, is now buying the team’s regional sports network, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh. Fenway is expected to follow the model it has used with the Boston Red Sox’s NESN channel by introducing streaming for local fans. But the purchase presents a fork in the road for the Pittsburgh Pirates — also broadcast by AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh.
Plus, we hear from ESPN broadcaster Jessica Mendoza on broadcasting the Little League World Series, being one of the first female broadcasters in an MLB booth, and the state of MLB.