D-Backs Reportedly Extend With Fox Sports Arizona In Deal Worth More Than $1B

The D-Backs have agreed "to remain with Fox Sports Arizona under a contract that's believed to be worth in excess" of $1B, according to Nick Piecoro of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. Details of the deal, including financial terms and the length of the agreement, were not available. However, sources said that there are "indications the deal is in line with expectations based on previous comments from club officials." Piecoro notes team officials for months have said that the club "was discussing 15- and 20-year contracts and that a new deal would at least triple the annual value of the team's previous agreement, which was set to run through this season." The previously deal "is reportedly worth" $31M annually. Nearly a third of MLB teams "have signed deals" worth more than $1B since the Rangers agreed to a 20-year, $1.7B deal in '10 (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 2/19).