The Yankees are not the powerhouse team they once were, but to ESPN they are still a worthy attraction. And the network has front-loaded them on its “Sunday Night Baseball” schedule this season.
The Yankees have already played three times in the prime-time slot. On Sunday, they will play a fourth game, against the Texas Rangers.
ESPN can show a team no more than six times on Sunday nights in one season, so it has only two Yankees games left to choose from.
“A lot of it has to do with the way the schedule plays out,” said Doug White, a senior director of programming and acquisitions at ESPN.