Would MLB's centralized channel work for Dodgers?

If you want to watch every Dodgers game in 2026, you'll likely need access to all of these outlets: Sports-Net LA, Fox, ESPN, NBC, Peacock and Apple TV.

- BILL SHAIKIN COLUMNIST

SUE OGROCKI Associated Press COMMISSIONER Rob Manfred wants his onestop channel up by 2029.

That is not, shall we say, fan-friendly. Baseball's holy grail is this: One place to watch your team, and every team, wherever you are. One price. No blackouts. No need to decide whether to pay up for a subscription to an outlet you may never watch after the game ends.

Rob Manfred, baseball's commissioner, does not need to persuade fans about this. He does need to persuade the owners of all 30 teams about this.

Since Manfred would like to have this “All the Teams, All The Time” outlet up and running in 2029, he needs to start lining up votes among the owners. Manfred has talked about this goal for years, and I asked him if he can say this is really going to happen.

“I think that there is a lot of acceptance within the industry that, given what's happened within the media environment, we need to be more national,” Manfred told me before the Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies met Monday at Citizens Bank Park.

“The idea of centralizing, and getting more games available on national platforms, is really appealing to people. Now, we've got some cards to play, still. But I remain optimistic that it can happen.”

So does Stan Kasten, the president of the Dodgers.

“We are supportive of the notion of all fans anywhere being able to watch any game, and doing away with blackouts," Kasten said.

"That takes a lot of steps, and every team has a different situation.