How to watch 'Friday Night Baseball' on Apple TV+

Starting Friday, April 7, Apple TV+ will begin airing the second season of Friday Night Baseball, a weekly doubleheader of Major League Baseball games. If you watched the first season, you should be aware of a major change for the upcoming season: an Apple TV+ subscription is required to watch the games. Here’s how to watch Friday Night Baseball.

We also go over all the ways you can get Apple TV+ for free in a separate article.

Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball: How to watch

Friday Night Baseball requires an Apple TV+ subscription. An Apple TV+ subscription costs $6.99 / £6.99 per month, and there are plenty of ways to get Apple TV+ free for a few months. You can also sign up for Apple One, which is a bundle of Apple services that includes Apple TV+. Prices for Apple One range from $16.95/£16.95 per month for an individual plan to $32.95/£32.95 per month for family plans.

Once you’ve signed up for Apple TV+, here’s how to watch Friday Night Baseball.

On Mac, iPhone and iPad: Friday Night Baseball will be available through the TV app. Click on the Originals tab then scroll down to major league baseball.

On Apple TV 4K and HD: Go to the Sports tab and scroll to major league baseball. From here you can view the schedule and add games to your Following queue.

On the Web: Apple TV+ is available through a browser at tv.apple.com. Whether Friday night baseball does not appear in the selection box at the top of the page, scroll down and find the major league baseball

section.

On a smart TV or set-top box: Many smart TVs and set-top boxes come with the Apple TV app installed. Otherwise, you can search for it through the App Store on your device (Amazon, Google, Roku, etc.). If you can’t find the Apple TV app, check for a software update on your device.

If you have a business in the United States, Friday Night Baseball will be available on DirectTV for Business, which is aimed at bars, restaurants and other venues. In Canada, Friday Night Baseball will be available through several different providers.

Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball: Schedule

Apple has released the Friday Night Baseball schedule through June 30. The two matches will be broadcast on separate streams, so the duration of the first match will not affect the start time of the second match. Here are the next matches on the schedule:

friday april 14
San Francisco Giants vs. Detroit Tigers
6:30 p.m. ET

Los Angeles Angels vs. Boston Red Sox
7 p.m. ET

friday april 21
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees
7 p.m. ET

Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves
7 p.m. ET

friday april 28
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Houston Astros
8 p.m. ET

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
10 p.m. ET

Friday May 5
Chicago White Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds
6:30 p.m. ET

Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians
7 p.m. ET

friday may 12
Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers
8 p.m. ET

Chicago Cubs vs. Minnesota Twins
8 p.m. ET

Friday May 19
Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays
7 p.m. ET

Seattle Mariners vs. Atlanta Braves
7 p.m. ET

Friday May 26
San Diego Padres vs. New York Yankees
7 p.m. ET

Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers
6:30 p.m. ET

friday june 2
Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds
5 p.m. ET

Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins
8 p.m. ET

friday june 9
Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles
7 p.m. ET

Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels
9:30 p.m. ET

friday june 16
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
8 p.m. ET

Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners
10 p.m. ET

friday june 23
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Miami Marlins
6:30 p.m. ET

New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
7 p.m. ET

friday june 30
Milwaukee Brewers at the Pittsburgh Pirates
7 p.m. ET

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Angels
9:30 p.m. ET

Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball: Where to watch

Friday Night Baseball games are available in 60 countries and regions, including:

Australia
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Germany
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Porto Rico
South Korea
United Kingdom
UNITED STATES

Apart from the games, Apple offers baseball shows which are only available in the United States and Canada. These shows include “MLB Big Inning”, “Countdown to First Pitch”, “MLB Daily Recap”, and “MLB This Week”.

Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball: streaming quality

While games won’t be streamed in 4K, Apple announced that game streams will use “state-of-the-art cameras, including high-speed Phantoms, high-resolution Megalodon, and more throughout the season to feature vivid, live-action shots.” Additionally, audio will be presented in 5.1 with spatial audio enabled. “Friday Night Baseball” will also use “new on-screen graphics that include innovative new predictions based on the probabilities of different situational outcomes, as well as highlights and live looks from across the league integrated directly into the broadcast. “, according to Apple.

Apple TV+: How to listen to home team audio

After receiving a lot of criticism for its broadcasters last season, Apple changed its broadcasters this year with a new team including Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), Heidi Watney (secondary reporter), Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst) and Tricia Whitaker (secondary reporter). But fans in the United States and Canada (Blue Jays games only) also have the option of listening to audio from local home and away team radio broadcasts during Friday Night Baseball games. “. To find it, click the three-dot button on iPhone and iPad or the sound icon on Mac and Apple TV, then select audio and switch to home or away streaming.

Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball: Expanded Coverage

Apple announced that the games will include pre-game and post-game coverage hosted by Lauren Gardner with a rotating cast of analysts and former players, including Carlos Peña, Cliff Floyd and Yonder Alonso. For the 2023 season, Apple has added Wayne Randazzo, Dontrelle Willis, Heidi Watney, Alex Faust, Ryan Spilborghs and Tricia Whitaker to the game’s broadcast team. Broadcast teams for each game will be announced on a weekly basis.

The broadcast crews are all MLB Network personalities, and Apple relies on the MLB Network for its television production. In a press release, Apple said the production involves high-speed Phantom and high-resolution Megalodon cameras, immersive 5.1 sound with spatial audio enabled, new on-screen graphics that include probability-based predictions, highlights and live looks. of the entire league integrated directly into the broadcast.

The games also feature on-screen captions about songs from Apple Music batsmen, Siri-based baseball trivia, and more.

Apple will also offer shows with more baseball coverage. On Thursday, “Countdown to First Pitch” previews the week’s upcoming matches. Each morning, “MLB Daily Recap” shows highlights from the previous night. Each weeknight, “MLB Big Inning,” features highlights and coverage of current games. In the United States and Canada, viewers can watch a live stream of highlights, analysis, games and classic shows, and more, in addition to on-demand programming. However, access to this content will require an Apple TV+ subscription.