Major League Baseball has the most generous direct-to-consumer streaming package of any major US sport. MLB.tv carries every out-of-market regular-season game live and on demand for $29.99/month or $149/season — over 2,400 games. National-rights games are split across ESPN (Sunday Night Baseball), Fox (Saturday Baseball Night), TBS (Tuesday Night Baseball + playoffs), Apple TV (Friday Night Baseball) and Peacock (Sunday Leadoff). The catch is in-market blackouts: your home team is not on MLB.tv if you live in its territory.
Where to watch legally in the US
| Window | US rights holder | Service | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| All out-of-market games | MLB | MLB.tv | $29.99 / $149 season |
| Free Game of the Day | MLB | MLB app + MLB.com | Free |
| Sunday Night Baseball | ESPN | ESPN linear / ESPN+ | $11.99 |
| Friday Night Baseball (doubleheader) | Apple | Apple TV+ | $9.99 |
| Sunday Leadoff (Sundays 11:30am ET) | NBC | Peacock | $7.99 |
| Saturday Baseball Night | Fox | Fox antenna / vMVPD | Free OTA |
| Tuesday Night Baseball + playoffs | TBS | TBS linear / vMVPD | Via vMVPD |
| World Series | Fox | Fox antenna / vMVPD | Free OTA or vMVPD |
| ALCS | Fox / FS1 | Fox antenna / vMVPD | Free OTA or vMVPD |
| NLCS | TBS | TBS linear / vMVPD | Via vMVPD |
| In-market RSN | RSN (Bally, YES, NESN, etc.) | vMVPD (Fubo, YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream) | $75-100 |
2026 season highlights
| Date | Matchup / event | Window | US broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Opening Day full slate | All day | RSNs + ESPN + MLB.tv |
| Apr 3, 2026 | First Friday Night Baseball | 7:00pm ET | Apple TV+ |
| Jul 14, 2026 | MLB All-Star Game (Philadelphia) | 8:00pm ET | Fox |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Final regular-season Sunday | All day | RSNs + MLB.tv |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Wild Card series begins | All day | ABC, ESPN, FS1 |
| Oct 10–17, 2026 | ALDS / NLDS | All day | TBS, Fox, FS1 |
| Oct 27–Nov 4 | World Series | 8:00pm ET | Fox |
How to watch
- Pick the broadcaster. Out-of-market fan → MLB.tv. In-market fan → vMVPD with your local RSN. Casual fan → free Game of the Day on the MLB app.
- Subscribe to MLB.tv at mlb.com/subscribe — $29.99/month, $149/year full season, or single-team package $129/season. Watch the early-season free trial window; promotional pricing returns most Aprils.
- For Apple Friday Night Baseball, an Apple TV+ subscription ($9.99/mo) is required; the games are unlocked for non-subscribers on selected promo nights but the default is paid.
- Install the MLB app on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, smart TVs, iOS, Android, Xbox and PlayStation. Sign in with your MLB.tv account.
- For postseason, an antenna covers the World Series (Fox); a vMVPD covers TBS for the NLCS and FS1 for the ALCS undercard. There is no streaming-only path to the full postseason — TBS isn’t on a la carte streaming.
In-market blackouts and workarounds
The blackout zones cover roughly the 100-mile radius around each MLB market, plus assigned territories for clubs without nearby competition. Your local Bally Sports / YES / NESN / MASN / NBC Sports regional carries those games — accessible via Fubo, YouTube TV or DirecTV Stream (Bally Sports is now also on Amazon Prime as a $19.99 add-on in some markets). Out-of-market games stream uninterrupted on MLB.tv with no blackout.
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