LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) – Many Dodgers fans were furious after the much-anticipated season opener Monday against the San Diego Padres was blacked out on ESPN.

Cable subscribers across the U.S. – including in the San Diego market – were able to watch the game, except for those in the Los Angeles area who don’t have Time Warner Cable (TWC) as their cable provider.

An ESPN spokesman told the Los Angeles Times “the blackout is required by the sports networks’ contract with Major League Baseball.”

“There are certain times that ESPN can ‘co-exist’ with Time Warner Cable coverage in the L.A. market, but that is limited to ten games,” the source was quoted as saying by The Times.

TWC is now in its third year as the main broadcaster of L.A.’s baseball team, and it doesn’t seem as if the cable company will be striking a deal any time soon.

Local sportswriters and Dodger fans took to social media to vent their outrage.

Dodgers and MLB surely could have worked together to lift ESPN blackout because of L.A. furor…but their interests aren't fan's interests — Bill Plaschke (@BillPlaschke) April 4, 2016

Feel bad for all my @Dodgers fan friends in LA who can't watch games because of this insane blackout. Way to kill a once-proud franchise. — Kevin McKenna (@ThatguyKMac) April 5, 2016

@Dodgers say ESPN can lift the blackout once a year they didn't choose to this game. And didn't tell LA. SD getting it on their ESPN feed — Tom Hoffarth (@tomhoffarth) April 4, 2016

Thought I was going to be able to see this Dodgers game but this blackout rule is stupid. Thanks @DIRECTV @ATT @ATTCares y'all don't care 🖕🏻 — Tazer Jorres (@jazertazer) April 4, 2016

So wait. The @Dodgers got @ESPN to black out its broadcast of Opening Day? To protect ratings of a broadcast I can't see? Stunning greed. — John Stodder Jr. (@johnstodder) April 4, 2016

As if Dodgers didn't tick of Ventura County fans enough, ESPN has to blackout Opening Day game vs. Padres with @jessmendoza on broadcast — Rhiannon Potkey (@RPotkey) April 4, 2016

Basically Manfred, ESPN and Dodgers are all lying sacks of manure. They could've lifted ESPN blackout in LA but chose not to. — The Playoff Guru (@ThePlayoffGuru) April 5, 2016

The cable company’s negotiations stem from a monthly coverage charge: even though TWC has offered to lower their prices on the channel, DirecTV feels that non-Dodger fans will refuse to pay the extra money for the channel.

With the inability to strike a deal any time soon, it looks as if Dodger fans are going to be left in the dark yet again, and miss the beloved Vin Scully’s final season.