Twitter announced today that it will live stream weekly games from Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League (NHL). 120 Sports, the OTT network, will also produce an exclusive, nightly multi-sports highlights show called ‘The Rally’, the first of its kind to be streamed live on Twitter. The MLB, NHL, and 120 Sports streaming rights come through Twitter’s new partnership with MLBAM.

We’re teaming up with @twitter to bring you live look-ins, highlights & engaging analysis LIVE nightly on #TheRally! https://t.co/2sCfHYArkY

— 120 Sports (@120Sports) July 25, 2016

“Twitter is the fastest way to see what’s unfolding in MLB and the NHL,” said Anthony Noto, Twitter’s chief financial officer. “MLBAM has pioneered streaming live digital video and we could not be more excited to partner with them on live games as well as ‘The Rally’, giving our audience the live sports events they are already talking about on one screen on Twitter.”

“Twitter has long been a great partner and platform for both baseball and hockey fans as they follow their favourite teams and players every day,” said Kenny Gersh, MLBAM’s executive vice president, business. “We know fans will embrace what this wide-ranging partnership brings – expanded and reliable access to live baseball and hockey and the introduction of Twitter’s first daily live highlight show delivered intuitively to a platform where they’re actively engaged with the games.”

The live streams of MLB and NHL games will be available free to Twitter users in the United States. MLB games will also be available worldwide, except in select international territories. A schedule for the MLB and NHL games will be available at a later date. Twitter will also broadcast ‘The Rally’, a nightly program produced by 120 Sports that will include highlights and expert perspective across multiple sports exclusively to Twitter users in the United States.

After inking a partnership with the NBA, Twitter is surfing on the live-streaming wave. The platform clearly understands the incredible potential of delivering content to fans in this way.