As Major League Baseball gets prepared to usher in a new decade, it has achieved another milestone before the calendar flips to 2020. According to a report by Forbes, the MLB grossed a record $10.7 billion in revenue for the 2019 season, an increase from the $10.3 billion the prior year. The MLB did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The increase in revenue isn’t a surprise as the MLB continues to benefit from media rights deals with ESPN, Turner Sports, and FOX, which in 2018 agreed to an extension valued at $5.1 billion and runs through the 2028 season. Last season, the MLB grossed roughly $1.5 ... (full story)