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Title: Apple's Friday Night Baseball returns April 7th, but you'll need a subscription to watch Post by: HCK on March 23, 2023, 04:05:03 pm Apple's Friday Night Baseball returns April 7th, but you'll need a subscription to watch
<p>Apple’s Major League Baseball broadcast lineup no longer includes <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/apple-tv-plus-friday-night-baseball-181930932.html">free games for non-subscribers[/url]. The company announced today that its “Friday Night Baseball” <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/apple-mlb-friday-night-baseball-schedule-171912642.html">doubleheaders[/url], which resume on April 7th, now require an Apple TV+ subscription.</p><p>During the 2022 baseball season, anyone could stream the Friday night games on Apple TV+ without a subscription. However, the company did note at the time that the offer would only be available for a limited time. It was Apple’s first foray into live sports after negotiating a seven-year with MLB worth $595 million.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Although the games are now locked behind a subscription, Apple’s deal doesn’t include blackouts for local teams, a rarity in non-network-TV sports broadcasting. Additionally, it’s worth noting that while Apple bills its Friday-night lineups as “doubleheaders,” the two games often air simultaneously. The first game on April 7th is an exception, fearing the Texas Rangers vs. Chicago Cubs at 2 PM ET and the San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves at 7 PM ET. You can <a data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Apple;elmt:;cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=4130e2f0-a14f-4c5e-bdab-cd52ac7d8e79&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&featureId=text-link&merchantName=Apple&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsInN0b3JlSWQiOiI0MTMwZTJmMC1hMTRmLTRjNWUtYmRhYi1jZDUyYWM3ZDhlNzkiLCJsYW5kaW5nVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXBwbGUuY29tL25ld3Nyb29tLzIwMjMvMDMvZnJpZGF5LW5pZ2h0LWJhc2ViYWxsLXJlc3VtZXMtb24tYXBwbGUtdHYtcGx1cy1vbi1hcHJpbC03LyIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiYjM4NGUxODEtMjMzYS00YjhiLTg2NDctMGQxMzFhYzZhYmRkIn0&signature=AQAAAUM2xiYs4L8gZD3PzY_IlekxtkGA6yfdd65KCOyIx64g&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fnewsroom%2F2023%2F03%2Ffriday-night-baseball-resumes-on-apple-tv-plus-on-april-7%2F" class="rapid-with-clickid">browse Apple’s schedule[/url] (up to June 30th).</p><p>Apple’s 2023 in-game broadcast lineup includes Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), Heidi Watney (sideline reporter), Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst) and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter). In addition, pre- and postgame coverage brings back host Lauren Gardner, along with Siera Santos, Xavier Scruggs, Matt Joyce, Russell Dorsey and former MLB umpires Brian Gorman and Dale Scott.</p><p>Although baseball was Apple’s first dive into live sports, the company also now hosts <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/apple-tv-mls-season-pass-launch-120017178.html">Major League Soccer Season Pass[/url], which costs an extra $13 per month or $79 for the season ($15 / mo. or $99 / season for non-Apple TV+ subscribers). Additionally, Apple recently <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/t-mobile-is-offering-a-free-year-of-mls-season-pass-on-appletv-214519374.html">partnered with T-Mobile[/url] to give its wireless subscribers full-season access for free. Given that Apple TV+ is only <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/2019-11-01-apple-tv-launches-today.html">three years old[/url], the iPhone maker has moved quickly to flesh out its streaming platform far beyond Ted Lasso.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apples-friday-night-baseball-returns-april-7th-but-youll-need-a-subscription-to-watch-171047615.html?src=rss Source: Apple's Friday Night Baseball returns April 7th, but you'll need a subscription to watch (https://www.engadget.com/apples-friday-night-baseball-returns-april-7th-but-youll-need-a-subscription-to-watch-171047615.html?src=rss) |