Garber vs. MLB suit settled


Dec 7, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; MLB commissioner Rob Manfred answers question from the media after naming Cal Ripken Jr. (not pictured) Senior Advisor to the Commissioner on Youth Programs and Outreach during the MLB winter meetings at Gaylord Opryland Resort . Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 7, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; MLB commissioner Rob Manfred answers question from the media after naming Cal Ripken Jr. (not pictured) Senior Advisor to the Commissioner on Youth Programs and Outreach during the MLB winter meetings at Gaylord Opryland Resort . Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports

A settlement was reached in the Garber vs. Major League Baseball lawsuit, avoiding trial.

No details were immediately available but the result of the suit filed in New York could be single-team streaming options — rather than a package offering of all 30 teams — for purchase as early as the 2016 season.

The lawsuit argued that MLB violates federal antitrust law by assigning its teams exclusive local broadcast territories.