White Sox announce finalized 2023 broadcast schedule
CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox have announced the team’s television, radio and streaming broadcast schedule for the 2023 season. White Sox baseball will air and stream on the following networks and platforms: NBC Sports Chicago, ESPN Radio Chicago (AM-1000/FM-100.3 HD2), WRTO AM-1200/Univision Radio, ESPN, FOX, FS1, Apple TV+ and Peacock.
Chicago’s Opening Day game on Thursday, March 30 at Houston will air on ESPN and stream on the ESPN app as part of the network’s “2023 Opening Day” schedule. First pitch is scheduled for 6:08 p.m. CT.
NBCSCH and the White Sox enter the fourth season of a multiyear deal that makes it the club’s exclusive regional television home. NBCSCH currently is scheduled to air 151 regular-season games, including the following season highlights:
- Three of the four Opening Series games at Houston (March 31-April 2);
- Home Opener on Monday, April 3 vs. San Francisco (3:10 p.m. CT);
- All four games of the Crosstown Classic series against the Chicago Cubs (July 25-26 at Guaranteed Rate Field; August 15-16 at Wrigley Field).
All White Sox games televised by NBC Sports Chicago and NBC Sports Chicago+, including “White Sox Pregame Live” and “White Sox Postgame Live,” will be made available to authenticated subscribers via NBCSportsChicago.com and the “NBC Sports” app. All out-of-market Sox games also are available on MLB.TV via computer, streaming and the MLB app.
The White Sox currently have 11 nationally exclusive broadcasts scheduled for 2023 across ESPN, FOX, Apple TV+ and Peacock. The 11 games are listed below.
ESPN | ESPN App:
- March 30 at Houston (6:08 p.m.)
- June 14 at the Dodgers (9:10 p.m.)
FOX | FOX Sports App
- April 22 at Tampa Bay (3:05 p.m.)
- May 13 vs. Houston (6:15 p.m.)
- July 15 at Atlanta (6:15 p.m.)
- July 22 at Minnesota (6:15 p.m.)
- August 12 vs. Milwaukee (6:15 p.m.)
APPLE TV+ | TV.APPLE.COM
- May 5 at Cincinnati (5:40 p.m.)
- May 26 at Detroit (5:40 p.m.)
- June 16 at Seattle (9:10 p.m.)
- Available to paid Apple TV+ subscribers
PEACOCK | PEACOCKTV.COM
- August 6 at Cleveland (11:05 a.m.)
- Available to paid Peacock Premium subscribers
Two contests will co-exist nationally on FS1 with NBCSCH’s local broadcast:
- May 29 vs. the Angels (7:10 p.m.) and August 21 vs. Seattle (7:10 p.m.).
ESPN Radio Chicago will air all 162 regular season games and potential postseason games in the third season of its multiyear deal as the White Sox exclusive radio home. In addition to all games airing on AM-1000, fans can listen to the hometown radio call on FM-100.3 HD2, the ESPN Chicago app and the MLB app. WRTO/Univision Radio returns for its ninth consecutive year as the club’s Spanish-language radio home, broadcasting all 81 home games and select road games.
Jason Benetti (TV play-by-play), Steve Stone (TV analyst), Len Kasper (radio and TV play-by-play), Darrin Jackson (radio analyst), Connor McKnight (radio pre/post host; play-by-play), Hector Molina (Spanish radio play-by-play) and Billy Russo (Spanish analyst) make up the White Sox broadcast roster for the 2023 season.
Kasper will serve as a member of the television team, filling in for Benetti when he is on national assignment for FOX Sports. McKnight will serve as radio play-by-play when Kasper is calling games on TV, and fill in for Jackson when he is off. Former White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham will serve as a TV analyst for select games in place of Stone.
The television schedule, first pitch times and broadcast networks are subject to change based on additional selections by ESPN, FOX, FS1, TBS, Apple TV+ and Peacock. A select number of games also could switch to NBC Sports Chicago+.