Fox Corp. executive says ‘would be happy’ to extend relationship with MLB

John Nallen, President and Chief Operating Officer for Fox Corporation (FOXA), said earlier while presenting at the MoffettNathanson 2025 Media, Internet & Communications Conference about sports media rights packages that are in the market: “So those rights through this baseball season are all secure. (Disney’s (DIS)) ESPN has its contract. We have ours. The other ones that are out there. And I recognize after this season, baseball has to deal with what was, the what is the ESPN package. We have a great relationship with Major League Baseball. It’s a core property to Fox, like the other rights that I mentioned. So to the extent that we can extend our relationship with baseball, where it makes sense for both of us, we would be happy to do that.” Asked in a follow-up about UFC and IndyCar/Formula One and how those two properties potentially fit within the Fox portfolio, Nallen replied, according to a transcript of the event: “I doubt you’d see us as finalists for either of those two.”