The league blacked out MLB.TV for the playoffs without warning. The league made a response late Friday. Frank Jansky of Icon Sportswire poses for a picture.
With little warning, fans in places such as the U.K., Australia, Mexico, Canada, and the Netherlands found out that they are unable to watch the MLB playoffs on MLB.TV.
International customers of the streaming service were told on Thursday that they would be blacked out on the service if they didn't watch TV.
Fans were angry and took to social media to vent their frustration.
BaseballBrit, who has close to 49,000 followers, echoed what many fans were feeling when they received the news.
The League responded with a black lift.
As part of the agreements with international broadcast partners reached ahead of the season, more games have been added, including the playoffs, according to the league's reply late on Friday.
The league took responsibility for the lack of communication and said they needed to be proactive in advance of the playoffs.
While it took until the Padres-Mets game on Friday night to try and appease some fans, the league lifted the blackout policy in locations affected for the remainder of the Wild Card Series.
The MLB is giving refunds to fans. The league's customer service can be reached via email at customerservice@mlb.com.
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