EMERGENCY PODCAST: The MASN Era is Officially Over

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Nationals announced on Wednesday that the era of games airing on MASN is over and that the next chapter of local broadcasts will be on the newly formed "Nationals TV". Al & Tim explain what this means and how this will align with some other MLB team's broadcast situation. (06:00) A refresher on the decade plus litigation between the Orioles & Nats over MASN that suddenly ended last year. (12:15) How will the new broadcast compare to its predecessor? (21:15) Alexa Datt has reportedly been hired as the team's new sideline reporter and she comes from the Cardinals broadcast team. Who will replace Bob Carpenter as the play-by-play announcer? (23:00) The Orioles will remain on MASN, but MASN2 will no longer exist.

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0:00.0	For those who live in Navy Yard, did you know you can order Walters Online for pickup?
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0:18.6	And welcome to Natchchat.
0:27.6	Hey, what's new? Anything new? I'm Al Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast, my usual co-host, the great Mark Zuckerman.
0:34.6	That's insider for Massinsports.com. He has recused himself from this installment of the podcast, understandably so. But I'm joined by the creator and executive producer of the
0:38.0	Natchchat podcast, Tim Schovers, and we are here with you for the oh so rare emergency
0:43.5	installment of Natchchat. The first episode of this podcast in 2026 ends up being an emergency
0:50.1	installment of the podcast. The Washington Nationals are done with the mid-Atlantic Sports Network
0:56.8	are done with Masson.
0:59.1	And that's on Wednesday morning, announced the launch of Nationals.tv, quote, beginning this
1:04.7	season, local Washington Nationals games will be produced and distributed by Major League Baseball, making games available to
1:12.6	in-market fans on cable and satellite television as well as through the MLB direct-to-consumer
1:18.7	streaming platform, end quote. So the Nats are leaving Massin and partnering with MLB for production
1:25.2	and distribution of local telecasts of games.
1:28.7	Now, while Nationals.tv is a streaming service, it will be available via some cable
1:33.9	and satellite providers.
1:35.5	So if you are not a cord cutter, Nationals.TV may well still be available to you, quote,
1:40.6	fans within the Nationals home television markets can watch Nationals.TV on cable
1:45.8	and satellite television or stream live through Nationals.tv, information on cable and satellite
1:52.2	providers, including specific channel locations, will be announced at a later date, end quote.
1:57.6	But this move by the Nats, absolutely a move towards dreaming. This is a big deal on
2:02.6	many levels. Tim, it is good to be with you. We thought that this day might be coming. And here
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