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What Diamond Sports ruling means for fans -- and their favorite teams

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A federal judge formally approved Diamond Sports Group's reorganization plan on Thursday .

The company filed for bankruptcy 20 months ago .

Diamond retains 27 MLB , NBA and NHL teams in its portfolio.

MLB teams will remain with Diamond for the 2025 season , including Atlanta Braves , Detroit Tigers , Los Angeles Angels , Miami Marlins , St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays .

MLB 's big national deals with ESPN , Fox and TNT /TBS all run through 2028 .

After that, MLB could have the flexibility to include streaming giants such as Netflix , Hulu and Amazon .

Some of the teams that stayed with Diamond accepted less in rights fees than they collected in prior deals.

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