Cleveland Guardians, Cincinnati Reds dropped by Bally Sports

The Guardians and Reds were among 11 MLB clubs dropped for the 2025 season by the Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of Bally Sports, which announced the news Wednesday.

Diamond declared bankruptcy in March 2023.

Diamond is not renewing contracts for the Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers. Seven other teams — the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays — had contracts through 2025 and will ether have to negotiate a new contract or find a different television operator.

Diamond will continue to broadcast Atlanta Braves games as their only baseball partnership.

“We have no information about what is being done,” Jim Bromley, lawyer for MLB, said at a hearing on Wednesday. “We’ve had no opportunity to review and now we’re in front of the court and being asked to make our comments.”

The Guardians, via a team spokesperson, declined to comment on the matter when asked Wednesday afternoon.