Major League Baseball (MLB) has blocked Amazon’s investment into Sinclair-owned Diamond Sports Group (DSG), denying the tech giant’s rescue attempt for the bankrupt regional sports network (RSN). That is what a New York Post report alleges, claiming that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred vetoed the $150 million proposal on the grounds that Amazon wanted a streaming deal that exceeded one year. Manfred reportedly wants Amazon to deal directly with MLB for baseball digital streaming rights. But why does the MLB have a say in blocking a distribution agreement between Amazon and DSG? Behind the misleading headline, what emerges from the report is that Amazon was only willing to give the life-saving investment to DSG if the RSN would acquire the…