There are few things that have been more irritating for Atlanta Braves fans in recent years has been the confusion and drama around how to actual watch the team on TV. Atlanta has been involved from the beginning of Diamond Sports (now Main Street Sports) and while they have avoided the worst repercussions at first, carriage disputes have led to disruptions for Braves fans and now Atlanta officially does not have a TV home for 2026...at least for the moment.
Everyone knows that TV is changing in front of our eyes and nearly every fan has changed their own viewing and cable habits in recent years. Capturing that audience in a way that makes teams and the league enough money is the trick and it is a puzzle that has been present since before the regional sports networks started collapsing.
How things shake out with the TV landscape is likely to get resolved soon as the teams whose rights are up in the air are worth too much to not have any home and Braves owner Liberty Media knows that as well as anyone. However, Braves insider Mark Bowman just shared a fun tidbit that no matter where the Braves end up when it comes to TV, Atlanta's broadcast booth is highly unlikely to change.
Braves likely to have same broadcast booth even if their TV home changes in 2026
Now Bowman wasn't reporting any more than that in his piece. He doesn't seem to have inside info as to who the Braves will eventually partner with on the TV side, but there was a certain level of confidence in the piece to make one think that he got assurances from someone important that Atlanta isn't looking to make any changes to the broadcast booth.
This is good news because while the public at-large may not appreciate the Braves booth, it is a massive improvement over the days when Chip Caray and Joe Simpson were crying every time the ball was hit in the air and longing for the 1980's style of play. While not perfect, Brandon Gaudin is well-prepared and pretty funny on play-by-play and CJ Nitkowski provides quality insight from the color commentary side.
Baseball fans can often fear change and all of this TV drama is likely causing some amount of anxiety. Thankfully, it doesn't sound like the substance of broadcasts is likely to change in 2026 and that includes the voices that Braves fans have become accustomed to.