The Kansas City Royals this morning announced their 2026 regular season television schedule, with all 162 games airing regionally or nationally. All games are subject to change.
Royals.TV will televise 149 regular season games, and the remaining 13 games are scheduled for Major League Baseball’s national television package:
Saturday, March 28 at Atlanta Braves (FOX)
Friday, April 3 vs. Milwaukee Brewers (Apple TV)
Sunday, April 26 vs. Los Angeles Angels (Peacock)
Friday, May 1 at Seattle Mariners (Apple TV)
Sunday, May 10 vs. Detroit Tigers (Peacock)
Monday, May 25 vs. New York Yankees (ESPN)
Friday, June 5 at Minnesota Twins (Apple TV)
Saturday, June 13 vs. Houston Astros (FOX)
Friday, June 19 vs. St. Louis Cardinals (Apple TV)
Sunday, July 5 vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Peacock)
Saturday, Aug 22 vs. Detroit Tigers (FOX)
Sunday, Sept. 6 vs. Toronto Blue Jays (Peacock)
Thursday, Sept. 17 at Houston Astros (FOX)
Four games will be co-exist telecasts on Royals.TV and FS1:
Saturday, April 4 vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Monday, April 20 vs. Baltimore Orioles
Saturday, May 23 vs. Seattle Mariners
Saturday, May 30 at Texas Rangers
Ten home games will be simulcast on Royals.TV and Gray Media’s KCTV5/KSMO:
Monday, March 30 vs. Minnesota Twins
Friday, April 24 vs. Los Angeles Angels
Friday, May 22 vs. Seattle Mariners
Friday, June 12 vs. Houston Astros
Thursday, June 18 vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Friday, July 17 vs. San Diego Padres
Friday, Aug. 7 vs. Chicago Cubs
Friday, Aug. 21 vs. Detroit Tigers
Friday, Sept. 4 vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Monday, Sept. 7 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
The entire Royals broadcast team returns for 2026, including Ryan Lefebvre and Jake Eisenberg on play-by-play duties, plus analysts Rex Hudler and Jeremy Guthrie. Joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery will continue to host the pre and postgame shows. Additionally, Eric Hosmer and Bridget Howard will join the broadcast crew this season.
Tonight’s Spring Training game vs. the Diamondbacks at 8:05 p.m. CT is available to watch for free on Royals.TV with no credit card required.
In February, the Royals announced that local games would be produced and distributed by Major League Baseball on Royals.TV. Royals games will be available on cable and satellite television, as well as the MLB app.
Fans who live inside the Royals home television territory can purchase a Royals.TV in-market streaming package through MLB.com or the MLB App for the discounted rate of $99.99 per year. For more information, go to royals.com/watch.
Out-of-market fans can watch Royals games with an MLB.TV subscription for $149.99 per year.