Apple TV+ Brings Back Friday Night Major League Baseball Games; First-Half Season Schedule Announced
First pitch is just around the corner and for the third year in a row, Apple TV+ will air an exclusive pair of Major League Baseball games every Friday night of the regular season. The platform has released its complete schedule of contests through June, as well as its play-by-play teams and additional programming surrounding each broadcast.
Key Points: For the third-straight season, Apple TV+ will air a pair of MLB games every Friday night. The season will open with games between the Yankees and Astros, then the Cardinals and Dodgers. Apple TV+ will also offer its whip-around show “MLB Big Inning” every weeknight of the season. 7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month apple.com
Apple’s weekly slate of quasi-doubleheaders will kick off during the first week of the regular season with a pair of marquee matchups. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. Et with the new-look New York Yankees — led...
Key Points: For the third-straight season, Apple TV+ will air a pair of MLB games every Friday night. The season will open with games between the Yankees and Astros, then the Cardinals and Dodgers. Apple TV+ will also offer its whip-around show “MLB Big Inning” every weeknight of the season. 7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month apple.com
Apple’s weekly slate of quasi-doubleheaders will kick off during the first week of the regular season with a pair of marquee matchups. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. Et with the new-look New York Yankees — led...
- 3/8/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Apple is taking another swing at live baseball, announcing an expanded version of its Friday Night Baseball program for Apple TV+.
And while last season (the company’s first foray into live sports) saw some of the games available for free, this year only subscribers to the streaming service will be able to access the games.
Apple’s Friday Night Baseball will kick off the 2023 season on April 7 with the Texas Rangers facing the Chicago Cubs, followed by the San Diego Padres facing the Atlanta Braves. Apple is changing up its broadcast booths this year, with Wayne Randazzo and Alex Faust handling play-by-play duties, joined by analysts Dontrelle Willis and Ryan Spilborghs, and sideline reporters Heidi Watney and Tricia Whitaker.
The pre- and post-game shows will once again be hosted by Lauren Gardner, joined by Siera Santos. Xavier Scruggs and Matt Joyce will serve as analysts alongside journalist Russel Dorsey.
And while last season (the company’s first foray into live sports) saw some of the games available for free, this year only subscribers to the streaming service will be able to access the games.
Apple’s Friday Night Baseball will kick off the 2023 season on April 7 with the Texas Rangers facing the Chicago Cubs, followed by the San Diego Padres facing the Atlanta Braves. Apple is changing up its broadcast booths this year, with Wayne Randazzo and Alex Faust handling play-by-play duties, joined by analysts Dontrelle Willis and Ryan Spilborghs, and sideline reporters Heidi Watney and Tricia Whitaker.
The pre- and post-game shows will once again be hosted by Lauren Gardner, joined by Siera Santos. Xavier Scruggs and Matt Joyce will serve as analysts alongside journalist Russel Dorsey.
- 3/22/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Baseball is nearly back, but watching certain primetime games this year will cost you the price of an Apple TV+ subscription.
Apple announced Wednesday that “Friday Night Baseball” will return for the 2023 MLB season in its same format as last year, with one key difference: Rather than offer the games for free, live games are behind the paywall for Season 2.
That’s two live games (with no local blackout restrictions) every Friday for the 25-week baseball season and a bundle of other MLB content for $6.99 per month. That’s still much cheaper than Apple TV+’s subscription to Mls Season Pass ($12.99/month or $79/year) — but unlike the streamer’s soccer offering, you can’t get Friday Night Baseball a la carte.
If you have to watch all 162 games of your favorite team, you also will get “Ted Lasso” and you will like it. There is an alternative, but it requires...
Apple announced Wednesday that “Friday Night Baseball” will return for the 2023 MLB season in its same format as last year, with one key difference: Rather than offer the games for free, live games are behind the paywall for Season 2.
That’s two live games (with no local blackout restrictions) every Friday for the 25-week baseball season and a bundle of other MLB content for $6.99 per month. That’s still much cheaper than Apple TV+’s subscription to Mls Season Pass ($12.99/month or $79/year) — but unlike the streamer’s soccer offering, you can’t get Friday Night Baseball a la carte.
If you have to watch all 162 games of your favorite team, you also will get “Ted Lasso” and you will like it. There is an alternative, but it requires...
- 3/22/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Apple is stepping up to the plate with its first live sports broadcasts Friday, set to debut “Friday Night Baseball” on Apple TV Plus — and, for a limited time, the MLB livestreams will be free for anyone in the U.S. and eight other countries.
The games on Apple TV Plus — which will be about 50 per season — are available to anyone with internet access, for free for a limited time without the need for a subscription to the streaming service (regularly 4.99/month). “Friday Night Baseball” will be available on devices where Apple TV Plus is available, including on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV 4K and HD, and on tv.apple.com, along with smart TVs, gaming consoles and select cable set-top boxes.
Produced by MLB Network in partnership with Apple, “Friday Night Baseball” will be available on Apple TV Plus in the U.S., Canada,...
The games on Apple TV Plus — which will be about 50 per season — are available to anyone with internet access, for free for a limited time without the need for a subscription to the streaming service (regularly 4.99/month). “Friday Night Baseball” will be available on devices where Apple TV Plus is available, including on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV 4K and HD, and on tv.apple.com, along with smart TVs, gaming consoles and select cable set-top boxes.
Produced by MLB Network in partnership with Apple, “Friday Night Baseball” will be available on Apple TV Plus in the U.S., Canada,...
- 4/7/2022
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Opening Day 2020 came and went without peanuts, Cracker Jack or a single pitch, but a Major League Baseball season got under way today — virtually. Mlb and its players union have teamed with Sony Interactive Entertainment for an esports challenge featuring one player from each team in an online showdown.
The Mlb The Show Players League pits 30 players ages 25 and younger against one another for charity on Sony’s long-running video game platform. It’s an opportunity for homer-hungry fans to watch and root for their favorites while pro sports is sidelined amid the coronavirus shutdown.
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The Mlb The Show Players League pits 30 players ages 25 and younger against one another for charity on Sony’s long-running video game platform. It’s an opportunity for homer-hungry fans to watch and root for their favorites while pro sports is sidelined amid the coronavirus shutdown.
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- 4/10/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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