YouTube, YouTube TV Will Stream 13 MLB Games Exclusively

Steve Pearce of the Red Sox hits a home run against the Dodgers in Game Five of the 2018 World Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 28, 2018. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)YouTube and its subscription streaming counterpart, YouTube TV, will have exclusive rights to broadcast 13 MLB games in the second half of the 2019 season.

MLB Network will produce the games that will only air on YouTube’s platforms and not on traditional broadcast TV or on the league’s out-of-market package, MLB.TV. This agreement is similar to MLB’s partnership with Facebook last year, albeit with half the inventory of games. All 13 games will have pre- and post-game shows and will feature appearances from popular…