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In 2021, Major League Baseball TV rights are sold for many millions (or even billions!) of dollars and zealously guarded by rightsholders. In some cases it’s even difficult for fans to watch their team’s games because TV channels can’t reach carriage deals with providers.
That wasn’t the case in the early days of television. With only a few broadcast channels on the air and lots of time to fill, many channels looked to live sports, including baseball, as a way to fill several hours of airtime for many summer afternoons and evenings.
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Johnny Crawford has sadly died.
The actor, who rose to fame in the 1950s as an original Mouseketeer on
The Mickey Mouse Club and as the star of
The Rifleman, passed away at the age of 75 on Thursday (April 29), his website confirmed.
“It is with great sadness and heaviness of heart that the Johnny Crawford Legacy team announce the passing of
Johnny Crawford. He passed away peacefully this evening, April 29, 2021 with
Charlotte, his wife, by his side. More will be posted on the News & Event page later. For now, our prayers are with the Crawford family,” the website announced.
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