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- YouTube TV blacked out the Mets vs Braves game late into the matchup.
- Subscribers were left confused as to why they weren’t allowed to finish watching the game.
- It appears the game was meant to be an exclusive and the MLB may not have reported it properly.
MLB fans are not new to the concept of a game being blacked out — not aired — in their territory. But many YouTube TV subscribers were taken by surprise when the game they were watching suddenly switched to being blacked out without warning. We now know why YouTube TV viewers were left in the dark wondering about the final result of the game.
Yesterday, the Mets and the Braves squared off in a matchup that would help set the field for the playoffs, determining who gets the final two National League wild card spots. The game was listed as available to watch on YouTube TV and remained so up until the end of the eighth inning. When it was time to go into the ninth inning, subscribers found themselves blocked from viewing the end of the game.