Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cincinnati Reds next season. The announcement was made on Thursday after a judge in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston approved the Reds and Diamond Sports Group ending their joint venture.

After a judge on Thursday approved the bankruptcy plans of the Cincinnati Reds’ former broadcast partner, the Reds and MLB announced what had become obvious last week: The Reds will join at least six other teams that will have games produced and ...

What had been long suspected became official Thursday as the Cincinnati Reds announced their home games would be produced and distributed by Major League Baseball. The Reds’ hunt for a new broadcast partner began last week when it terminated its joint venture with Diamond Sports Group,