News Summary

• NBCUniversal sports division unveiled a pair of giant baseballs embedded into sidewalks in midtown New York City and Universal CityWalk Hollywood.
• Each ball — the New York version is 12 feet wide while the one near Universal is eight feet wide — features team logos and tune-in details for two Opening Day games being telecast by NBC Sports.
• The New York ball will be situated outside Major League Baseball’s headquarters on Sixth Avenue in New York.
• The three-year deal also gives NBC access to all four Wild Card series of the postseason, and a package of 18 games that start prior to or around Noon locally on Sundays.