SAN DIEGO — Bally Sports San Diego's parent company made its first rights fee payment to the Padres ahead of Wednesday's 11:59 p.m. deadline, assuring its broadcast of opening day against Colorado Rockies would go off without a hitch.
Diamond Sports Group, which operates as Bally, had filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this month as it looks to eliminate more than $8 billion of the company's debut and had entered the grace period after missing a mid-March payment.
Wednesday's payment covers half the season. The next payment is due in May.
