Seen on Screen: MLB Network’s Offseason Programming Highlighted by BBWAA Awards; ONE WORLD SPORTS Documents Cosmos’ Trip to Cuba

by Wilson Sy, Editorial Assistant

MLB Network’s live offseason programming began Wednesday, November 4, and will feature exclusive coverage of several end-of-season awards throughout the month of November. Starting on Monday, Nov. 9, at 8:00 p.m. ET, the winners of the Players Choice Awards will be revealed, followed by the announcement of the finalists for the BBWAA Awards on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6:00 p.m. ET. The winners of the Defensive Player of the Year Awards will be announced on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 6:00 p.m. ET, and the recipients of the Silver Slugger Awards presented by Louisville Slugger will be named on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6:00 p.m. ET. On Monday, Nov. 16, at 6:00 p.m. ET, MLB Network will dedicate four straight days to the BBWAA Awards and the exclusive announcements of the winners of the Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young, and Most Valuable Player Awards…

…ONE WORLD SPORTS will premiere A Bridge to Cuba, a documentary recapping the historic journey of the New York Cosmos’ trip to Havana. The feature will debut on Saturday, November 7, at 4:00 p.m. E.T. immediately following the live North American Soccer League (NASL) Championship Semifinal match between the Cosmos and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. ONE WORLD SPORTS accompanied the Cosmos to Havana in June to telecast a friendly match against the Cuban National Team. The significant trip marked the first visit of a U.S. professional sports team to Cuban soil since the U.S. lifted its embargo in December 2014, cementing a role for the Cosmos as global ambassadors for the sport of soccer…

…TSN broadcasts the 2015 Hockey Hall of Fame Game this weekend as Toronto hosts Detroit tonight at 7 p.m. ET on TSN4. The 2015 Induction Ceremony will begin Monday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. ET on TSN4. This year’s inductees include Sergei Fedorov, Phil Housley, Nicklas Lidstrom, Chris Pronger, and Angela Ruggiero. Induction weekend begins today with a live broadcast of the 2015 Hockey Hall of Fame Media Conference and Ring Presentation, hosted by TSN’s Gino Reda, at 2 p.m. ET on TSN4…

…TMZ will expand its brand and national television presence with the debut of TMZ Sports on Fox Sports 1. The premiere will launch on Monday, Nov. 9, at 12:00 AM ET. FS1 will shine a nightly Hollywood-sized spotlight on the celebrity and lifestyles of today’s athletes, sports stars, and newsmakers who make the games we love possible. A half-hour program airing late night Monday-Friday on FS1 (12:30 AM ET on Wednesdays), TMZ Sports will feature exclusive up-to-the-minute, off-field stories and breaking news specifically focused on sports personalities making headlines around town…

…USA Network will officially have the rights to premiere WWE powerhouse SMACKDOWN starting Thursday, January 7, at 8 p.m. E.T. With the arrival of SMACKDOWN, USA becomes the exclusive cable home to WWE’s two marquee properties. Viewers can now bookend their week with MONDAY NIGHT RAW live on Mondays from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m ET and Thursdays from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET. Over the past 15 years, SMACKDOWN has been broadcast from 170 different venues, in 148 cities and towns, and in seven different countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Iraq, Japan Italy AND Mexico…

…The FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 Final will air live on the networks of Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO this Sunday, Nov. 8. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m ET with the final preceded by the third-place match at 1:30 p.m E.T. The four teams remaining are Mexico, Nigeria, Belgium, and Mali.