Cleveland Guardians TV broadcasts by Bally Sports just got more complicated by Amazon

The future of Cleveland Guardians broadcasts on Bally Sports just got even more complicated.

Let's start first with what is happening with the Guardians as it relates to Bally, which is owned by Diamond Sports Group.

As you may recall, Diamond owes the Guardians money. And Diamond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March.

But according to John Ourand of Sports Business Journal, Diamond isn't paying the Guardians and a few other MLB teams just yet. Ourand reports that Diamond "is committed" to paying the Guardians, as well as the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers, this week. But the rights fees could be a lower number than expected.

Here's the kicker: If the teams don't accept the deals from Diamond, their local television will revert to MLB. That happened with the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks last season.

Here's where it gets a little trickier.

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon is in talks to become an investor in Diamond Sports Group.

If the agreement is reached, broadcasts run by Diamond and Bally Sports are likely to end up on Amazon's Prime Video streaming platform.

In short, the future of Guardians baseball on local television remains up in the air.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Future of Guardians broadcasts by Bally Sports gets more complex