Marlins partner with MLB to produce television broadcasts in 2026

Ely Sussman · February 2

Several weeks after the longtime married couple separated, they are moving forward with a divorce. The Miami Marlins are ditching the regional sports network setup to produce their own television broadcasts in partnership with Major League Baseball. The Marlins and five other teams informed MLB of their plans last weekend, according to John Ourand of Puck. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald confirmed the report on Monday.

The Marlins' TV rights previously belonged to Main Street Sports Group, which distributed their games via FanDuel Sports Network Florida throughout the 2025 season. But Main Street's business model has been steadily deteriorating and it was highly unlikely that they'd be able to continue paying tens of millions of dollars in annual rights fees to the Fish.

In an interview with Fish Unfiltered, Marlins president of business Caroline O'Connor said that the Marlins expect to retain much of their TV talent during this transition, specifically mentioning play-by-play announcer Kyle Sielaff and host/reporter Kelly Saco.

The Marlins' presence on traditional TV isn't disappearing entirely. "There'll probably be some aspect of simulcasting this year" with CBS 4 and WBFS 33, O'Connor said.

The Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals are among the teams making the same transition to MLB for broadcast production/distribution. For context, their products cost $19.99 per month or $99.99 per year. It's unclear whether the Marlins will use those exact price points. We'll find out on February 10 when Marlins.TV subscriptions become available.

Fish On First will have an in-depth "how to watch the Marlins" guide for you once all the specifics of this new arrangement are available.

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UKPhil · February 2

I've been an MLB TV subscriber since 2004, so I suppose I'll carry on.

Glad to hear Kelly Saco will be with Marlins TV. It was bad enough losing Jessica Blalock

Miami Italiano · February 3

I hope the games are simulcast on a broadcast station. Have WPLG make a deal for it. They're independent now and owned by Berkshire Hathaway. They got a ton of money.