Remember the time when ESPN and MLB broke their relationship? That move made neither of them happy, but guess who was? The fans. Because most did not like how ESPN handled baseball and how their broadcaster were working during the game. Yet the game between the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers still shows that’s the case.

In the recent game between the Guardians and the Tigers, it looked like the broadcasters took sides. And a fan pointed this out.

“Seriously @espn … These two announcers (Mike Ferrin and Kyle Peterson) on ESPN radio on the ESPN app are so bias toward Cleveland. I had to look them up to see if they are the Guardians’ regular radio crew… Nope!” 

The Guardians’ sweep of Detroit should have been celebrated, yet ESPN’s headline only praised Tarik Skubal’s outing. Fans noticed the story downplayed Cleveland’s biggest win of the season, fueling anger about selective coverage. That similar frustration boiled over during Sunday Night Baseball.

Buster Olney wrongly claimed that Juan Soto was booed. Mets fans, who actually cheered loudly, felt slighted again when David Cone implied they only attended for the Dodgers.

That same pattern of imbalance appeared in the Red Sox–Yankees playoff broadcast, where Aaron Judge received endless exaggerated praise.

Karl Ravech called a 95 percent catch probability play by Judge “a great catch,” ignoring Statcast data. Eduardo Perez rambled off-topic, even referring to Giancarlo Stanton as “G,” which annoyed fans craving sharper commentary. These repeated lapses across broadcasts show why many viewers feel ESPN’s baseball coverage has declined and grown frustrating.

Fans once trusted ESPN with baseball, but the Guardians, Mets, and Red Sox prove otherwise. If Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, and David Cone are the “A” team, standards need recalibration. Maybe ESPN’s breakup with MLB was a blessing, because fans are finally winning.

The hate for ESPN goes up after MLB fans accuse broadcasters of bias towards the Guardians

Baseball fans have long memories, and they’re not shy about calling out selective storytelling. When the Tigers fell to the Guardians in a crucial late-season clash, ESPN found itself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Instead of focusing on Cleveland’s sweep, the network’s coverage sparked fresh outrage, leaving many to wonder if bias has become ESPN’s most consistent broadcast feature.

“Thank god, I’m not crazy!” captures how many fans feel about ESPN’s baffling baseball coverage. From praising Tarik Skubal over the Guardians’ sweep to misreporting Juan Soto boos, frustration keeps building. David Cone telling Mets fans they showed up only for the Dodgers didn’t help either. Add Karl Ravech glorifying Aaron Judge’s routine catch, and suddenly that “I thought I was the only person” rings true.

“@espn, you need to fire the announcers who are saying what a great job he’s doing” sums it perfectly. Fans weren’t just angry at the umpire; they were furious that ESPN applauded the disaster unfolding live. The Tigers and Guardians deserved better than a strike zone drawn like abstract art on television. When viewers call it the “worst called game ever,” it’s hard to argue with their frustration.

“I watch the game on mute,” says everything about how unbearable ESPN’s broadcasts feel lately. When fans choose silence over commentary, it’s a damning indictment of the network’s baseball coverage. Moments like praising Aaron Judge’s routine catch or diminishing Cleveland’s sweep have only deepened the frustration. So when someone tags “@abcnews @espn @MLB enough of these biased announcers,” it resonates across fanbases instantly.

“@MLB and @espn just ruin the early morning broadcast and game,” reflects fans’ mounting exasperation. They saw Cleveland’s sweep buried under Tarik Skubal praise and Mets crowds diminished for Dodgers hype. So when frustration spills into tweets about ruined broadcasts, fans aren’t exaggerating; they’re simply connecting repeated examples.

“ESPN treats baseball so disrespectfully that it’s comical” captures how fans feel about these broadcasts unraveling. From downplaying the Guardians’ sweep to misreporting Juan Soto boos, respect for the game feels missing. “Production values on these playoff games have been atrocious,” and the commentary has been equally uninspired. When networks mock the sport’s integrity through careless coverage, it’s no wonder fans are laughing bitterly.

ESPN’s bias has become as predictable as a Guardians bullpen collapse, frustrating every Tigers fan. What fans once shrugged off as sloppy production now feels like institutional negligence in baseball storytelling.