After a lengthy winter, Major League Baseball has returned. The initial game of the season will be available on Netflix (New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants) at 8:05 pm ET on Wednesday, March 25 (also known as Opening Night). On Thursday, March 26 – MLB’s official Opening Day – 22 teams will compete, and all games will be streamed on NBC and Peacock. The remaining 8 teams will play on Friday, including the Yankees and Giants once more. Two of those games will be shown on Apple TV.
To catch every game this season, you’ll need to subscribe to a few streaming services and have access to live television. Unfortunately, figuring out where to stream an MLB game on a specific day can be as confusing as mud after a rain delay. Although there is a general schedule, there are numerous exceptions, unique deals, and broadcast clashes to navigate. We have the essentials here, but we suggest visiting MLB’s website for detailed game information.
How to watch your preferred MLB team’s games
If you reside near your beloved team’s stadium, you’ll be dealing with in-market games, which should be straightforward to find. Depending on the day of the week, you can watch the game on the team’s home network. For instance, the Mets (my favorite team, alas) are on SNY, while the Yankees are featured on YES Network and the Gotham Sports app. If you don’t live close to your team, you’ll need access to out-of-market games, which are offered with an MLB.TV subscription. Regardless of your location, you cannot stream every game through a single service due to local and national broadcast blackouts.
For those living far from their team, an MLB.TV subscription provides access to out-of-market games, although blackouts will apply for local matchups. For instance, if you’re in Los Angeles and a Yankees fan, you’ll be able to view most Yankees games— except when they play the Dodgers (your local team). However, you can catch home games on local channels as you are within the market. Cable subscribers can reduce costs by adding the MLB Extra Innings package, which includes out-of-market games and access to MLB.TV for streaming.
In addition to local networks and MLB.TV, some MLB broadcasts and streams can be found on Apple TV, Fox, ESPN, NBC/Peacock, and TBS throughout the season. Fubo will also air some broadcasts. For regular-season games, the broadcast schedule is as follows: TBS on Tuesdays; Apple TV on Friday evenings; Fox on Saturday nights; Peacock on Sunday morning starting May 3; and NBC on Sunday nights. However, if there is scheduling conflict with NBA or NFL games on NBC, then those games will be streamed on Peacock. ESPN will also air 30 regular-season games.