The 2025 MLB, NCAA, and MiLB seasons are upon us. With a new year comes trying to figure out how to watch as much as possible, which can be tricky thanks to changes throughout the offseason. Some MLB teams have changed networks, while others are fully available via streaming. So, here’s our comprehensive guide on how to stream baseball during 2025.
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College Baseball
Unlike MLB and the Minors, college baseball telecasts — whether it be through traditional or streaming — are strewn across multiple networks & services.
Big 10+
Big 10+ is the official streaming service for the Big 10 conference. This service provides access to a wide majority of sports from the Big 10 schools, aside from baseball, including hockey, lacrosse, and wrestling. Event replays are also provided.
A Big 10+ subscription costs $89.99 a year, or $12.99 for one month. While the services cost less for the full year, as opposed to buying 12 months separately, getting Big 10+ on a month-by-month basis may be good for those who are only interested in baseball.
FloSports
FloSports offers college sports for various college and professional sports leagues.
Its baseball-specific operation, FloBaseball, is the official provider for MLB partner leagues, the Atlantic, Frontier, and Pioneer Leagues, plus the Big East, and the CAA.
An annual subscription costs $150.00 a year, or $29.99 per month. Live regular season games, plus replays are a part of the package.
ESPN & ESPN+
The ESPN family of networks is arguably the marquee destination for college games, thanks to its deals with the ACC and SEC.
Regular-season games from those two conferences air either on the ACC or SEC Networks, or the ESPN app. Be mindful, however, that home games from any of those schools require a pay-TV subscription. This could be through a cable/satellite provider, or a streaming service (i.e. Fubo. Hulu, YouTube TV, etc.).
ESPN+ has agreements with numerous conferences to broadcast games, including the American East, Big West, C-USA, MAAC, Big 12, and WAC, among others. A pay-TV subscription is not required for these games but a subscription for ESPN+ is needed.
An ESPN+ subscription costs $11.99 per month, or $119.99 for an annual subscription.
ESPN, by the way, is the official home for all NCAA Tournament games, through the end of the College World Series.
Other apps
- Fox Sports/FS1 (Subscription required)
- MLB app
- Peak Events
- YouTube
- Local networks
The MLB/MLB.TV app will offer select college baseball games, including the Desert Invitational held every February in Arizona.
YouTube will also feature select schools’ regular-season games.
Some local networks also regularly broadcast regular-season action. For example, Portland’s CW (KOIN) in Oregon is the home for Pac-12 school Oregon State. Oregon State games, before 2025, were available on the Pac-12 Network. However, that network went defunct after the collapse of the modern-day conference.
Nebraska Public Media shows select regular-season Creighton Bluejays matchups.
Some schools will also sell games on a game-by-game basis through Maestro/Peak Events.
Minor League Baseball
There are two main sources to watch Minor League Baseball (MiLB): Bally Live & MiLB.TV.
Bally Live
Thanks to an agreement with Bally’s Casino, baseball fans have been able to watch live Minor League games through the Bally Live app. This app is free and individuals do not need to pay to watch. However, setting up an account is required.
Replays are not made available.
MiLB.TV
Additionally, MiLB.TV is the official home for Minor League Baseball broadcasts. The service includes live games from Low-A through Triple-A and also includes replays.
However, be mindful that a MiLB.TV subscription is included with a purchase of MLB.TV. More on MLB.TV later on in this article.
Major League Baseball
Watching MLB games, whether it be in or out of one’s market, can be complicated. There are blackout restrictions that prevent individuals from viewing in-market games on MLB.TV, as well as exclusive and non-exclusive broadcasts.
Here’s what you should know about watching MLB in 2025, starting with MLB.TV.
MLB.TV
As has been the case for over 20 years, baseball fans can purchase access to out-of-market regular season games through MLB.TV. Fans can also bundle MLB.TV with teams that have partnered with the league to produce local telecasts (more on that in two sections)
Be sure to check out our explainer on MLB.TV, including the price for it and how to save.
National telecasts
National broadcasts of MLB games are shown on the following networks/services:
- Apple TV+
- ESPN
- FOX/FS1
- MLB Network/MLB.TV
- Roku
- TBS
As one can see, there are various destinations where nationally televised games will be shown. However, there is a difference between exclusive and non-exclusive national broadcasts.
TBS regular-season games, plus MLB Network-aired games, are non-exclusive. Meaning, these games are available locally and will be blacked out (in most cases) in the local markets of the participating teams. For example, a Mets or Yankees game on TBS will be blacked out in the New York market.
FS1 games are also considered non-exclusive. However, these contests are generally not blacked out in local markets.
Apple TV+, ESPN, FOX, and Roku games are exclusive. Meaning, that these games can only be viewed on that specific channel.
Traditionally, ESPN broadcasts one game every Sunday night during the regular season. There are exceptions to this rule, as the network will also have telecasts during the week, including on Opening Day.
FOX generally airs one regular season game a week. Most of the year, these games will be on Saturdays. However, FOX will shift to Thursdays during August & September to work around its college football coverage.
A pay-TV provider is needed for ESPN contests. National telecasts on FOX — not FS1 — can be viewed with a pay-TV provider or OTA (over-the-air).
Apple TV+, exclusive to streaming, will bring back ‘Friday Night Baseball’ come 2025. The service airs two Friday night regular-season games for most weeks throughout the year. Individuals can purchase a subscription for $9.99 a month.
Roku, meanwhile, received rights to the ‘Sunday Leadoff’ games in mid-2024. These games air for free on The Roku Channel, and air usually in the late morning or early afternoon on Sunday. Roku replaced Peacock, which had rights to these games from 2022-23.
Now as far as MLB.TV is concerned, games on The Roku Channel can be viewed on the service with a subscription. That is not the case with Apple TV+.
ESPN, FOX/FS1, and TBS are the official broadcasters of the 2025 MLB Postseason. ESPN broadcasts the Wild Card games. ALDS & ALCS games will air on the FOX family of networks, while TBS will handle the NLDS and NLCS for 2025.
Local broadcasts
First off, here’s a look at the local channels that broadcast all 30 MLB teams:
| Team | Primary Channel |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | MLB/DBACKS.TV |
| Athletics | NBC Sports California |
| Atlanta Braves | FanDuel Sports South/Gray Media |
| Baltimore Orioles | MASN |
| Boston Red Sox | NESN |
| Chicago Cubs | Marquee Sports Network |
| Chicago White Sox | Chicago Sports Network (Cable/Satellite or OTA) |
| Cincinnati Reds | FanDuel Sports Ohio |
| Cleveland Guardians | MLB/GUARDIANS.TV |
| Colorado Rockies | MLB/ROCKIES.TV |
| Detroit Tigers | FanDuel Sports Detroit |
| Houston Astros | Space City Home Network |
| Kansas City Royals | FanDuel Sports Kansas City |
| Los Angeles Angels | FanDuel Sports West |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Sportsnet Los Angeles |
| Miami Marlins | FanDuel Sports Florida |
| Milwaukee Brewers | FanDuel Sports Wisconsin |
| Minnesota Twins | MLB/TWINS.TV |
| New York Mets | SNY/MLB app (select games on PIX 11) |
| New York Yankees | YES (select games on Amazon) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | NBC Sports Philadelphia (select games on NBC 10) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Sportsnet Pittsburgh |
| San Diego Padres | MLB/PADRES.TV |
| San Francisco Giants | NBC Sports Bay Area |
| Seattle Mariners | Root Sports Northwest |
| St. Louis Cardinals | FanDuel Sports Midwest |
| Tampa Bay Rays | FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Texas Rangers | Rangers Sports Network/Victory+ (select games to air on CW 33) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Rogers Sportsnet (Canada) |
| Washington Nationals | MASN |
There have been significant changes since the end of the 2024 season, as far as local broadcasts are concerned. Bally Sports re-branded as FanDuel Sports Network, while other teams changed affiliated stations.
The White Sox joined the Blackhawks and Bulls to form the Chicago Sports Network, ending their run with the now-defunct NBC Sports Chicago.
The Guardians and Twins are joining the Diamondbacks, Rockies, and Padres as teams that are now partnered to produce games with the league itself. Not only will games be shown on cable/satellite providers, the league also will give fans the chance to buy a season package of non-national TV games for $99.99 a year.
Texas, meanwhile, will be doing something similar. The Rangers partnered with Victory+ to create a paid subscription to purchase streaming for regular-season games. Games will also be shown on pay-TV providers through the Rangers Sports Network.
Speaking of the Rangers, both Texas and Atlanta will now have select games broadcast over-the-air. The Rangers will have games air on stations across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Braves, meanwhile, are working with Gray Media to distribute select games throughout the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Georgia.
Lastly, Mets fans can also purchase all SNY games (excluding WPIX) thanks to an agreement with the league. Those in the New York area can purchase access to games or a subscription to SNY itself through the league. SNY is discontinuing its app in March 2025.
Outside of teams partnered with the league, make sure to check out how each team’s streaming options work. Generally speaking, a pay-TV provider is almost always needed to watch the vast majority of games.
Streaming services
Here’s a look at various streaming services that can fill in the blanks, whether it be as a pay-TV provider to meet some of the aforementioned requirements, or to watch RSNs or national networks outright:
| Name | Monthly Price | Does not include |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECTV Stream | $114.99 for Choice | Speciality sports channels or RSNs on Essential |
| Fubo | $84.99 | TBS, Select RSNs |
| Hulu + Live TV | $82.99 | Select RSNs |
| Sling | $65.99 for Blue + Orange | RSNs |
| YouTube TV | $82.99 | MLB Network, RSNs |
Make sure to take a look at our guide to view archived & classic MLB games.