NBCUniversal made an offer to the MLB to scoop up the broadcast package of regular season and playoff games that ESPN is giving up.

NBCUniversal is among the parties taking an early swing at a large package of Major League Baseball rights that ESPN has chosen to let go. The Comcast-backed media conglomerate is in nascent talks with the league about the package for which ESPN is said to be paying $550 million a year.

Comcast’s NBCUniversal has made an offer to Major League Baseball to take over the package of regular-season and postseason games that ESPN is walking away from, offering much less than its rival currently pays,