How concerned are the Twins about the FSN/Sinclair snafu

With many of the streaming options dropping Fox Sports North of late many Minnesota Twins fans like a number of other MLB fans are left in a lurch for a way to watch their favorite teams play ball in a couple of weeks when the 2021 season opens. I am still connected to my Xfinity cable box but I can certainly sympathize with the fans that have no way to watch Twins baseball.

In a recent Star Tribune article Chip Scoggins wrote that “Multiple people familiar with the situation told me local franchises with FSN ties are looking at viewership losses of between one-quarter and one-third of their audience. That’s big, and sobering.”

In that same article Dave St. Peter said he understands frustration of fans who can’t watch the Twins because they don’t have access to FSN. “People want to be able to watch their teams,” St. Peter said. “I don’t think that is an unrealistic or unfair expectation.”

Twins OK exclusive cable deal

February 17, 2011 – Fox Sports North announced Wednesday that it will become the Minnesota Twins’ exclusive home, which means the end of weekend games on broadcast channel WFTC, Ch. 29. It also means that the 18 percent of Twin Cities viewers who don’t have cable or satellite will be left with only eight scheduled games airing nationally on the Fox network. Add in cable subscribers who only pay for the basic tier, which FSN is not part of, and you’ve got a lot of fans with reason to cry foul.