The Reds are the latest team to leave their TV deal with MLB and return to FanDuel Sports. Could the Guardians be the next team to leave? MLB announced in October that it would take over the production and distribution for the 2025 television broadcasts of the Guardians,

The Reds and Main Street Sports announced on Monday that the team's 2025 local television broadcasts of games will be produced and distributed on the FanDuel Sports Network. This move is a reversal of plans announced in November to have MLB Media handle Reds local broadcasts.

The newly struck deal between the Cincinnati Reds and FanDuel Sports Network replaces the Reds deal for '25 with MLB TV and includes streaming rights.

The team reversed its November announcement and says FanDuel will continue producing Reds games this season instead of Major League Baseball, and will offer expanded direct-to-consumer streaming of all games not broadcast nationally.

The Reds are the second team to revert to the FanDuel Sports Networks after previously planning to turn broadcasts to MLB. The Brewers did the same a couple weeks ago. In both cases, the team only agreed to a one-year deal. MLB has expressed skepticism about the broadcast corporation’s long-term viability despite its emergence from bankruptcy.

The Reds announced Monday they reached an agreement to return to their former regional sports network partner for the upcoming season.

The Cincinnati Reds player payroll budget had been frozen at last year's level (roughly $100 million). Until a new local TV deal was struck.

The team had previously announced its intention to let MLB handle production and distribution for the upcoming season. The Cincinnati Reds are making a big lineup change heading into the 2025 season.