Comcast stops broadcasting Minnesota Twins games, to the surprise of fans

State of play: DirectTV and FuboTV are the only remaining options for watching the MLB team. Fubo has a free trial, followed by plans from $80 per month.

• Twins games are not included on Bally Sports' streaming service.
• The Wolves first-round playoff games were broadcast on Bally, but the remainder of the postseason will be televised on national networks.

What they're saying: Comcast and Diamond said the other party rejected offers to extend their partnership. Diamond said it's continuing to seek a new deal with Comcast.

• "We will proactively credit our customers for the costs associated with them — most will automatically receive $8 to $10 per month in credits," Comcast said in an email.

The Twins said in a statement that the team is disappointed but has no role nor voice in the negotiations.

Yes, but: In the offseason, the Twins were exploring a direct-to-consumer streaming option but opted to sign a one-year deal with Diamond.

• That likely earned the team tens of millions of dollars. The prior Diamond deal sent the Twins $55 million last season.

Context: This is the team's first cable blackout in recent memory, though YouTube, Hulu, and Sling dropped Bally a few years ago.

The big picture: The dispute, also affecting 14 other markets, is a symptom of a flailing regional sports broadcasting industry, where network and provider disagreements are becoming more common as cord-cutting persists.

• The main sticking point was Comcast's desire to move Bally to a pricier subscription tier, versus Diamond's push to migrate them over time, Axios Pro's Tim Baysinger reports.

Go deeper with Axios Pro: Diamond's Bally Networks dropped from Comcast