With in-market, blackout-free streaming subscriptions available for 21 of MLB’s 30 clubs and with ESPN having acquired the rights to sell the popular MLB.TV streaming service, fans have more flexibility in how they consume baseball broadcasts.
And the MLB App will remain a streaming option for MLB.TV and Club.TV subscribers, just as it always has been, with no additional subscription needed.
In-market streaming subscriptions for the 2026 season for 20 teams were made available Tuesday. The full list of 21 clubs whose games will be available for streaming in-market without blackouts is as follows:
Arizona Diamondbacks (Dbacks.TV)^
Athletics (Athletics.TV)*
Baltimore Orioles (MASN+)*
Cincinnati Reds (Reds.TV)^
Cleveland Guardians (CLEGuardians.TV)^
Colorado Rockies (Rockies.TV)^
Detroit Tigers (TBA)^
Kansas City Royals (Royals.TV)^
Los Angeles Angels (Angels.TV)
Los Angeles Dodgers (SNLA+)*
Miami Marlins (Marlins.TV)^
Milwaukee Brewers (Brewers.TV)^
Minnesota Twins (Twins.TV)^
New York Mets (SNY)*
Philadelphia Phillies (Phillies.TV)*
St. Louis Cardinals (Cardinals.TV)^
San Diego Padres (Padres.TV)^
San Francisco Giants (Giants.TV)*
Seattle Mariners (Mariners.TV)^
Tampa Bay Rays (Rays.TV)^
Washington Nationals (Nationals.TV)^
^ Indicates clubs whose local games will be produced by MLB, with all Spring Training games for these teams available to stream for free for fans with a valid MLB.com account.
* Indicates clubs whose broadcasts will be distributed by MLB through deals with the clubs’ regional sports network (RSN).
In-market streaming subscriptions are now available on the MLB App and club sites for each of those teams, with the exception of the Tigers, whose subscriptions will be available at a later date.
Each club’s in-market, direct-to-consumer streaming option delivers all local games to subscribers located anywhere in the club’s home territory, removing local blackouts. Information on cable and satellite providers, including specific channel locations, will be announced at a later date.
“We are proud of the award-winning production MLB has offered clubs while increasing the reach of the games, enhancing production features, and offering greater access to the players and game,” MLB Deputy Commissioner for business and media Noah Garden said in a release. “Additionally, we are listening to our fans who want blackouts eliminated. MLB’s in-market streaming option allows us to remove a point of friction for the fans.”
For the 15 non-RSN teams, MLB.TV subscription prices will be the same as last year -- $99.99 per season or $19.99 per month.
Fans can bundle a club’s local streaming service with an MLB.TV out-of-market subscription -- giving them access to the entire league’s local games -- for $199.99 per season or $39.99 per month, a 20% savings off individual pricing of the two services.
For the six clubs distributed through RSN partnerships (Athletics, Orioles, Dodgers, Mets, Phillies and Giants), prices and packages vary by market.
With the new media rights deal with ESPN, the MLB.TV service will be available in the ESPN App. But one doesn’t need to have the ESPN App or purchase an ESPN Unlimited subscription in order to be an MLB.TV subscriber.
Here’s how it will work for fans in these key categories:
Existing MLB.TV subscribers
These subscribers will be renewed automatically through their MLB.TV account. They can continue to access the streaming content in the MLB App, just as they always have or utilize their MLB.TV subscription within the ESPN App.
Existing ESPN Unlimited subscribers
MLB.TV will be available as an add-on feature. These sports fans will have the opportunity to purchase an MLB.TV subscription for $134.99 per season instead of $149.99. They will have the option to stream MLB.TV through either the MLB or ESPN App.
New MLB.TV customers (w/o an existing ESPN Unlimited subscription)
These customers can subscribe to MLB.TV directly through ESPN platforms. They do not need to additionally purchase an ESPN Unlimited subscription, though they will receive ESPN Unlimited free for one month. Should they choose not to continue their ESPN Unlimited subscription beyond the free trial, it will not impact their MLB.TV subscriptions. They will have the option of streaming MLB.TV through either the MLB or ESPN App.
International viewers
MLB continues to offer MLB.TV outside of the United States, with those subscriptions available as of Tuesday.
An MLB.TV subscription includes access to MLB Network, pre- and postgame coverage, Minor League Baseball games and MLB Big Inning, a whiparound show featuring live look-ins and real-time highlights from all 30 clubs.
As always, select regular-season and postseason games that are exclusive to national MLB media partners will be available through the partners’ platforms and not through an MLB.TV or Club.TV subscription.
For the 15 teams whose games will be distributed by MLB, fans will still be able to watch their local games in the clubs’ home television territories on cable, satellite and telecom service providers. Detailed information on local distribution, including channel locations, will be announced closer to Opening Day.
Fans of the 14 teams whose games will be produced by MLB (all of the teams indicated above by a ^) can expect special features -- such as live drones, wire cams and umpire cams -- typically only available in national games.