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How To Watch Baseball Games without Cable in 2023

Updated on 2023-12-28 By Dennis Restauro

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The 2023 MLB season has concluded, and we are into the postseason. If you want to see how to follow the MLB Playoffs, click on the team you want to follow below for their latest playoff schedule

American League

  • Rangers
  • Rays
  • Blue Jays
  • Twins
  • Orioles
  • Astros

National League

  • Diamondbacks
  • Brewers
  • Marlins
  • Phillies
  • Braves
  • Dodgers

If you want to watch every game of the playoff, check out our guide to choosing the best streaming service to watch the MLB postseason.

Table of Contents
  • Watching Baseball without Cable in 2023
  • Watch Your Favorite MLB Team Without Cable
  • Watching Baseball with MLB.TV
    • MLB.TV Features
    • MLB.TV Blackout Delay
    • What is Subject to the Blackout Delay?
  • Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN
  • Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball
    • Which Games are on Apple TV+
  • Baseball on Live Streaming Services
    • DIRECTV STREAM
    • fuboTV
    • YouTube TV
    • Hulu + Live TV
    • Sling TV
    • MLB on ESPN+
    • Games on Peacock
  • Nationally Televised Games

Watching Baseball without Cable in 2023

Most people who want to watch the 2023 MLB season and don’t have cable usually fall into one of the two following categories:

  • You have a single favorite team and live in their TV market
  • You want to watch a team or teams in TV markets outside of where you live

Generally, if you live in a team’s TV market, you will need access to the local, regional sports network that has the rights to broadcast that team. If you live outside the team’s TV market, then you can watch using MLB.TV. To confuse matters more, there are nationally televised games that air on Fox, ESPN, MLB Network, TBS, and FS1. On top of that, Apple TV+ has streaming rights to 2 games, every Friday Night this season, and Peacock will stream a game live every Sunday. But don’t worry. I’ll explain how to watch baseball this season for all of these situations without the need for cable or satellite TV.

Watch Your Favorite MLB Team Without Cable

For the 2023 MLB season, I put together a guide specific to each team. The articles below will explain how to watch that team for fans that live inside and outside that teams designated TV market:

Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks
braves Atlanta Braves
red sox Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs
chicago white sox Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds
cleveland indians Cleveland Guardians
colorado rockies Colorado Rockies
detroit tigers Detroit Tigers
houston astros Houston Astros
kansas city royals Kansas City Royals
dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
los angeles angels Los Angeles Angels
miami marlins Miami Marlins
Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins
new york mets New York Mets
yankees logo New York Yankees
oakland athletics Oakland Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies
pittsburgh pirates Pittsburgh Pirates
san diego padres San Diego Padres
san francisco giants San Francisco Giants
Seattle Mariners Seattle Mariners
st louis cardinals St. Louis Cardinals
tampa bay rays Tampa Bay Rays
texas rangers Texas Rangers
baltimore orioles Baltimore Orioles
toronto blue jays Toronto Blue Jays
washington nationals Washington Nationals

Read on for a way to stream games for every MLB team.

Watching Baseball with MLB.TV

MLB.TV is the best solution to watch baseball online, especially if you don’t live in the television broadcast market of your favorite teams MLB.TV allows subscribers to watch every game, for every team, all season long, with MLB.TV, you can watch baseball online, on TVs, smartphones, and tablets. MLB.TV costs $149 for the year or $25 per month to have access to every game for every team. The “all-teams plan” has a free trial and provides a monthly pricing option. You can also opt to watch Astros games through the MLB.TV single-team plan for $129 for the year. You can check out their subscription packages at MLB.TV.

MLB.TV is supported on the following devices:

  • Xbox One
  • PlayStation®4
  • Apple TV
  • Roku
  • iPhone / iPad
  • Android
  • PC/Mac
  • Amazon Fire TV
  • Chromecast

Subscriptions include both Home and Away broadcast feeds. Subscribers also receive a free subscription to the “MLB At Bat” App.

MLB.TV Features

Overall MLB.TV is a quality product that delivers Live MLB games in HD quality video. However, two functions blew me away.

First, the in-game highlights and stats update and automatically load as the action happens. A picture-in-picture window allows users to select highlights to watch from the game.

The other function that knocked my socks off was the number of games you can watch simultaneously. On PC or Mac, Mosaic View allows up to four games at once in a quad view, Split screen or picture in picture.

watch mlb games online

Furthermore, this season you can follow the Minor Leagues with access to your favorite team’s affiliates in the MLB app with more than 7,000 streamed Minor League games through the First Pitch app.

On top of all these features, MLB.TV Premium provides the following:

  • Live Game DVR Controls
  • Full Game Archives
  • Customized Fantasy Player Tracker
  • Clickable line scores
  • A Pitch by Pitch Widget, that tracks speed, location, and pitch type
  • Live Audio Broadcast of Games

MLB.TV Blackout Delay

Pro Tip: Try This Blackout Workaround to watch the games you want to watch.

While MLB.TV is a great product and a must-have for baseball fans, those interested in their local team may take issue with the 90-minute blackout delay (there is a workaround I’ll get to in a moment). It wasn’t going to be all sunshine and rainbows for cord-cutters.

Local teams in your viewing area and nationally televised games are available 90 minutes after a game’s conclusion due to blackout rules. Yet, all other games are available for watching baseball online or on a supported device.

The 90-minute delay to your local team’s games isn’t ideal, but it’s workable. Day games are available for viewing after dinner, and night games typically open up around midnight. Subscribers can fast-forward through all the downtime and be finished within an hour, or wait until the next day if they want to enjoy the game’s pace.

Furthermore, if you are desperate to catch the live-action and don’t want to use the blackout workaround, there is no delay in the live audio. Occasionally I’ll sit on the porch and listen to the live audio broadcast like I did when I was a kid. If you enjoy baseball on the radio and only care about your local team, you are set without MLB.TV. Every team has a local radio broadcast that airs MLB games live.

Of course, if you live outside your favorite team’s viewing area, you can watch their games live without worrying about blackout unless it’s a nationally televised game. This MLB blackout map indicates the blackout region for each team. The audio feature isn’t subject to blackout rules.

What is Subject to the Blackout Delay?

  • Home and Away games of the designated team if you live within their blackout territory
  • Games that are broadcast nationally, such as the ESPN Sunday game or Fox Saturday game. Games streaming on Apple TV+ and Peacock are also blacked out. However, games airing on MLB Network will still stream on MLB TV as long as you do not live in either team’s designated black-out territory.
  • Play in games (Playoff tie-breakers)
  • Post Season Games

Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN

The schedule for ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball is in the table below. See How To Watch ESPN for in-depth coverage on how to watch ESPN, or try any of the following streaming services that carry ESPN in their lineup.

  • DIRECTV STREAM – Carries ESPN and offers a risk-free 5-Day Free Trial. costs $79.99 each month after. However, you can cancel at any time and cancel within the free trial and you will not be charged.. Their Choice channel plan also provides access to regional sports networks.
  • Hulu Live TV – Carries ESPN and is the only service to include ESPN+. Hulu Live TV includes Disney+ and ESPN+ with unlimited DVR storage for $76.99/month. (Sign up)
  • Sling TV Orange Plan – Sling TV is the most affordable way to watch ESPN without cable. Sling Orange costs $40 per month, but provides 50% off your first month. Sign up at Sling's Website
  • YouTube TV – Provides a free trial when signing up. the Service costs $72.99 per month after the trial
Date / TimeTeams
May 7 @ 7:00 PMLos Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
May 14 @ 7:00 PMSt. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox
May 21 @ 7:00 PMNew York Mets vs. Cleveland Guardians
June 4 @ 7:00 PMNew York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
June 18 @ 7:00 PMNew York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
August 20 @ 7:00 PMPhiladelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals

Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball

Apple TV+ will be airing 2 games every Friday night throughout the 2023 season. These games on Apple TV+ will include pregame and postgame shows and will not be subject to local broadcast blackout restrictions. This means if you are a Yankees fan living in New York, the game won’t be blocked out. However, these games will still be blacked out on MLB TV since Apple TV+ holds the streaming rights to these games. Furthermore, these Friday games will air in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. This means those using a VPN to get around MLB TV blackouts may have to be creative on which country they set their VPN to.

Apple TV+ costs $4.99 per month, after a 7-day free trial, and is supported on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Apple TV, and more. See our review of Apple TV+ for more details on this service.

Which Games are on Apple TV+

The games in the table below show the Apple TV+ games announced thus far.

(All times Eastern Standard)

Start TimeHomeAway
Apr. 7 at 2:20 PMChicago CubsTexas Rangers
Apr. 7 at 7:20 PMAtlanta BravesSan Diego Padres
Apr. 14 at 6:40 PMDetroit TigersSan Francisco Giants
Apr. 14 at 7:10 PMBoston Red SoxLos Angeles Angels
Apr. 21 at 7:05 PMNew York YankeesToronto Blue Jays
Apr. 21 at 7:20 PMAtlanta BravesHouston Astros
Apr. 28 at 8:10 PMHouston AstrosPhiladelphia Phillies
Apr. 28 at 10:10 PMLos Angeles DodgersSt. Louis Cardinals
May. 5 at 7:10 PMCleveland GuardiansMinnesota Twins
May. 5 at 6:40 PMCincinnati RedsChicago White Sox
May. 12 at 8:10 PMMilwaukee BrewersKansas City Royals
May. 12 at 8:10 PMMinnesota TwinsChicago Cubs
May. 19 at 7:07 PMToronto Blue JaysBaltimore Orioles
May. 19 at 7:20 PMAtlanta BravesSeattle Mariners
May. 26 at 7:05 PMNew York YankeesSan Diego Padres
May. 26 at 6:40 PMDetroit TigersChicago White Sox
Jun. 2 at 5:10 PMCincinnati RedsMilwaukee Brewers
Jun. 2 at 8:10 PMMinnesota TwinsCleveland Guardians
Jun. 9 at 9:38 PMLos Angeles AngelsSeattle Mariners
Jun. 9 at 7:05 PMBaltimore OriolesKansas City Royals
Jun. 16 at 10:10 PMSeattle MarinersChicago White Sox
Jun. 16 at 8:10 PMMilwaukee BrewersPittsburgh Pirates
Jun. 23 at 6:40 PMMiami MarlinsPittsburgh Pirates
Jun. 23 at 7:05 PMPhiladelphia PhilliesNew York Mets
Jun. 30 at 9:38 PMLos Angeles AngelsArizona Diamondbacks
Jun. 30 at 7:05 PMPittsburgh PiratesMilwaukee Brewers
Jul. 14 at 7:10 PMNew York MetsLos Angeles Dodgers


Baseball on Live Streaming Services

Live Streaming services are how you can watch nationally televised games on networks like Fox, TBS, ESPN, FS1, and MLB Network. A couple of services even carry your local regional sports network allowing you to watch just about every game. Below is a breakdown of live TV streaming services and what to expect from each in regard to watching baseball.

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM Now carries the regional sports network for every MLB team except for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadephia Phillies. DIRECTV STREAM also carries the local Fox channel in most of the country, along with ESPN, MLB Network, TBS, and FS1 for watching nationally televised games. This makes them the most comprehensive streaming service for watching baseball this season.

DIRECTV STREAM is supported on the following devices:

  • Roku
  • 4th Gen Apple TV
  • Google Chromecast, 2nd gen and higher
  • Amazon Fire TV
  • Fire TV Stick
  • iOS devices
  • Android
  • Chrome and Safari browsers

See our review of AT&T Now for more details.

fuboTV

FuboTV

fuboTV carries the MLB regional sports networks for every team except for YES, MASN and Spectrum Sportsnet, so they won’t have Yankees, Orioles, Nationals, or Dodgers games that aren’t airing on a national network. FuboTV also carries the local Fox channel in some parts of the country along with MLB Network, ESPN, and FS1 for watching nationally televised games.

They offer a 1-week free trial. After the trial, its basic package costs $74.99. The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV. Check out our review of FuboTV for more details.

Please note that fuboTV charges subscribers a mandatory regional sports fee between $10.99 and $13.99 per month, depending on how many RSNs are in your area

YouTube TV

youtube tv

YouTube TV carries the regional sports network for the A’s, Giants, Phillies, Mets, and White Sox. YouTube TV will cost $72.99 per month and includes a DVR. YouTube TV also carries the local Fox channel in most parts of the country, along with ESPN, TBS, and FS1 for watching nationally televised games. Unfortunately MLB.TV and MLB Network are no longer available through YouTube TV.

YouTube TV supports Roku, Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. Please read our review of YouTube TV for more details.

Hulu + Live TV

hulu

Hulu + Live TV provides regional sports networks for the A’s, Giants, Phillies, Mets, and White Sox. Hulu also carries the local Fox channel in most parts of the country, along with ESPN, TBS, and FS1 for watching nationally televised games.

Hulu Live TV will cost you $76.99 per month. However, that includes access to Hulu’s on-demand streaming library, a cloud DVR, and more. To see what channels are available through Hulu Live TV in your area, check out the tool: Channels Available by Zip Code

Hulu is supported on Roku, Fire TV Devices, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, iOS, Android, and more. For more information on this service, please check out Hulu Live TV review.

Sling TV

sling tv

Sling TV carries  ESPN, MLB Network, TBS, and FS1 for watching nationally televised games. Sling TV is supported on Windows and Mac PCs and laptops, Android and iOS devices, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Nexus player, Xbox One, 4th Generation Apple TV, Chromecast, and more. Currently, they are running a 50% off your first-month promotion.

The service also includes a cloud DVR along with other great features. For details on Slings service offerings and the difference between them, check out my Sling TV review.

MLB on ESPN+

espn+

ESPN+ will be streaming baseball games almost daily throughout the season. The June schedule of games on ESPN+ is in the table below. Note that games are subject to local blackout if you live in either team’s broadcast region. An ESPN+ subscription costs only $10.99 per month. Local blackout restrictions do apply. There is no contract, so you can cancel any time you like. In addition to ESPN, Disney also owns Hulu and the Disney+ streaming service. You can get Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ for just $13.99 by signing up here!

You can see our guide to watching ESPN+ for more on ESPN+.

DateTimeGame
Thu, June 11 p.m.Milwaukee Brewers vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Fri, June 28 p.m.Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers
Sat, June 31 p.m.Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox
Sun, June 44 p.m.Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Mon, June 59:30 p.m.Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres
Tues, June 69:30 p.m.Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Angels
Wed, June 78 p.m.St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers
Thu, June 87 p.m.Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians
Fri, June 98:30 p.m.San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies
Sat, June 104 p.m.Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles
Sun, June 113 p.m.San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies
Mon, June 128 p.m.Cincinnati Reds vs. Kansas City Royals
Tues, June 1310 p.m.Chicago White Sox vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Wed, June 148 p.m.Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros
Thu, June 153:30 p.m.Philadelphia Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Fri, June 168 p.m.Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros
Sat, June 172 p.m.Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins
Sun, June 184 p.m.Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres
Mon, June 196:30 p.m.Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers
Wed, June 2112:30 p.m.Colorado Rockies vs. Cincinnati Reds
Wed, June 217:30 p.m.Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins
Thu, June 226:30 p.m.Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Miami Marlins
Fri, June 236:30 p.m.Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers
Sun, June 254 p.m.Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants
Mon, June 267 p.m.Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets
Wed, June 284 p.m.Washington Nationals vs. Seattle Mariners
Wed, June 289:30 p.m.Chicago White Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels
Thu, June 293:30 p.m.Tampa Bay Rays vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Fri, June 306 p.m.Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Games on Peacock

peacock

Peacock will air 19 Sunday morning baseball games this season starting in May. To watch, you will need to subscribe to the Peacock Premium plan, which starts at $5.99 per month. These games will be subject to local blackout. You can stream MLB games on your TV or mobile device using the Peacock app. The streaming service supports Roku, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple T.V. 4K and Apple T.V. HD, Xbox, Playstation, Android devices, Android TV, Chromecast, and Chromecast built-in, and Amazon Fire TV or Fire Sticks. Follow these steps to install Peacock on your device:

  1. Subscribe to a Peacock using this Link.
  2. “Search” your devices app store or channel store for “Peacock”
  3. Select the streaming service and press “OK.”, “Install” or “Download” depending on your device
  4. Peacock is now installed on your Roku. Open Peacock, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Search for “MLB” and watch.

If you need more information, see our review of Peacock for more details. See the table below for the Sunday games airing on Peacock this season

(all times Eastern)

Start TimeHomeAway
Apr. 23 at 12:05 PMPhiladelphia PhilliesColorado Rockies
Apr. 30 at 12:05 PMMiami MarlinsChicago Cubs
May. 7 at 11:35 AMAtlanta BravesBaltimore Orioles
May. 14 at 11:35 AMCleveland GuardiansLos Angeles Angels
May. 21 at 11:35 AMCincinnati RedsNew York Yankees
May. 28 at 11:35 AMTampa Bay RaysLos Angeles Dodgers
Jun. 4 at 11:35 AMPittsburgh PiratesSt. Louis Cardinals
Jun. 11 at 11:35 AMDetroit TigersArizona Diamondbacks
Jun. 18 at 1:05 PMChicago CubsBaltimore Orioles
Jul. 2 at 12:05 PMBaltimore OriolesMinnesota Twins
Jul. 9 at 12:05 PMWashington NationalsTexas Rangers
Jul. 16 at 12:05 PMPittsburgh PiratesSan Francisco Giants
Jul. 23 at 12:05 PMDetroit TigersSan Diego Padres
Jul. 30 at 12:05 PMToronto Blue JaysLos Angeles Angels
Aug. 6 at 12:05 PMCleveland GuardiansChicago White Sox
Aug. 13 at 12:05 PMBoston Red SoxDetroit Tigers
Aug. 20 at 1:05 PMHouston AstrosSeattle Mariners
Aug. 27 at 12:05 PMNew York MetsLos Angeles Angels
Sep. 3 at 2:10 PMMilwaukee BrewersPhiladelphia Phillies

Nationally Televised Games

The Nationally Televised game schedule that has been released so far is below. Games on MLB Network and Fox may have overlapping dates and times. The game you will see that day is dependent on what region of the country you live in.

Date and Time (ET)HomeAwayNetwork
* if necessary

About The Author

Dennis Restauro

Dennis started Grounded Reason in 2014 to share his expertise in streaming devices, streaming services, local networking, and cutting the cord on cable TV. His expertise has been leveraged by The Washington Post, Forbes, Kiplinger, The Fiscal Times, podcasts, and other media. Dennis has spent over 25 years working in technology for the public and the private sector as a systems administrator and enterprise systems architect. Dennis is a graduate of Towson University with a degree in Computer Science. See Dennis on LinkedIn.

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