ESPN has carried MLB games since 1990 but cut back its coverage in the current contract to 30 regular-season games, mostly on Sunday night and the wild-card postseason series.

The MLB and ESPN are at a crossroads after they nixed their broadcasting deal with the baseball league.

ESPN has carried MLB games since 1990, but the network cut back its coverage in the current contract to 30 regular-season games and the Wild Card postseason series.

After cutting short a previous agreement, the sides are in advanced talks on a new pact that would incorporate MLB.tv into ...