Moving ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” into a minor league ballpark comes with its production challenges, but it’s a small price to pay for the unique content that flows with it.
From the moment the Mets and Phillies arrive in Williamsport, Pa., on Sunday for the Little League Classic that night, ESPN will have cameras on them as they board buses and head to the Little League complex. Some players will be mic’d up as they go watch games in the Little League World Series and interact with kids, hours before they actually play in their own game at 7 p.