Like starting pitchers who throw 200 innings or more in a season, blackout restrictions in baseball are dwindling and may soon be a thing of the past. In this era of bullpens filled with flame-throwing relievers and analytics that show a pitcher facing a lineup for a third time in a game usually yields poor results, only four pitchers hit the 200-innings mark last year, down from 34 only a decade prior. And in this era of streaming, just one team has blackout restrictions in place that prevent its fans from streaming their games from anywhere without needing a pay-TV subscription.
For most baseball fans this season, you can subscribe to a direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming package for roughly $20 a month that will show nearly every one of your team’s games, whether you live in your team’s market or are an out-of-market fan. And the odds are good that your local team’s games are still available on a regional sports network, a TV channel you can get with cable or satellite TV or a live TV streaming service.
With more DTC options for more MLB fans, it’s getting easier to follow your favorite team. Keep reading to find out the best way to watch or stream baseball in 2025 no matter where you live or which team you follow.
How to watch MLB 2025
For out-of-market fans, the best way to watch your team’s games is the same as it’s been for years: Major League Baseball’s official streaming service. MLB.TV shows almost every game of every team for the entire regular season. MLB.TV costs $150 for the season (now $140) or $30 per month for a package that includes every out-of-market team. Or you can buy a single-team subscription for $130 (now $120) for the season. The catch is that your local team’s games are blacked out and only available 90 minutes after the game ends.
MLB.TV subscribers also miss games that are broadcast nationally on ESPN, Fox, FS1, MLB Network and TBS as well as those that air on streaming services like Apple TV Plus and Max. These games are also blacked out on MLB.TV, which can be particularly irksome for fans of the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers and other big-market teams that are frequently selected for national broadcasts.
In-market baseball streaming for 29 of 30 teams
For the first time last year, Major League Baseball offered an in-market analog of MLB.TV for three teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres. Now, that number has increased to 10 teams with in-market streaming options available directly from MLB. These plans cost between $20 and $30 a month.
The service will let in-market fans watch most but not every game of the season, because games that are nationally broadcast on ESPN, Fox, FS1, MLB Network, TBS or Apple TV Plus will be blacked out on the service. It’s the same situation out-of-market fans run into with MLB.TV.
You can also combine one of these in-market streaming services and out-of-market MLB.TV to get access to nearly every non-national game of the season, with national broadcasts still blacked out. Pricing varies slightly by team, but the combined package generally costs around $40 per month or $200 for the season.
10 teams with DTC streaming via MLB
| Team | DTC plan via MLB | Monthly | Season | w/ MLB.TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | DBACKS.TV | $20 | $100 | $200 for season |
| Colorado Rockies | ROCKIES.TV | $20 | $100 | $200 for season |
| San Diego Padres | PADRES.TV | $20 | $100 | $200 for season |
| Cleveland Guardians | CLEGUARDIANS.TV | $20 | $100 | $200 for season |
| Minnesota Twins | TWINS.TV | $20 | $100 | $200 for season |
| Oakland Athletics | ATHLETICS.TV | $20 | N/A | $40 a month |
| San Francisco Giants | GIANTS.TV | $20 | N/A | $40 a month |
| Philadelphia Phillies | PHILLIES.TV | $25 | N/A | $45 a month |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | SNLA+ | $30 | $200 | N/A |
| New York Mets | SNY | $25 | $125 | $220 for season |
In addition to the above 10 teams, all but one of the other 20 teams offer a DTC package from their broadcast partner. Nine of these teams previously broadcast their games on the defunct Bally Sports RSN, now called FanDuel Sports Network. It offers a DTC option for these nine teams for $20 per month or $100 for the season. You can subscribe directly from FanDuel or add it to a Prime Video subscription. These FanDuel Sports Network RSN channels are also available on Fubo and DirecTV Stream. For both the DTC option or the RSN channel, you need to live in the team’s local market to access it.
9 FanDuel Sports Network teams
- Atlanta Braves: FanDuel Sports Network South/Southeast
- Cincinnati Reds: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio
- Detroit Tigers: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit
- Kansas City Royals: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City
- Los Angeles Angels: FanDuel Sports Network West
- Miami Marlins: FanDuel Sports Network Florida
- Milwaukee Brewers: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin
- St. Louis Cardinals: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest
- Tampa Bay Rays: FanDuel Sports Network Sun
The other seven teams offer a DTC streaming option from its broadcast partner, again in a team’s local area only.
The other 10 teams with DTC streaming in 2025
| Team | DTC offering | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | MASN Plus | $20 per month |
| Boston Red Sox | NESN 360 | $30 per month |
| Chicago Cubs | Marquee Sports Network | $20 per month |
| Chicago White Sox | Chicago Sports Network | $20 per month |
| New York Yankees | YES | $25 per month |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | SportsNet Pittsburgh | $18 per month |
| Seattle Mariners | Root Sports Stream | $20 per month |
| Texas Rangers | Victory Plus | $100 per year |
| Toronto Blue Jays | SportsNet | $25 per month |
| Washtingon Nationals | MASN Plus | $20 per month |
So, who’s missing? The only team without a DTC package are the Houston Astros, whose games are broadcast on Space City Home Network, an RSN channel that requires a pay-TV subscription.
Among the five major live TV streaming services, only Fubo and DirecTV Stream offer Space City Home Network. Keep in mind that in addition to an RSN, Fubo and DirecTV Stream carry most if not all of the major national TV networks (ESPN, Fox, FS1, MLB Network and TBS) that regularly televise matchups from different teams around the league.
Each live TV streaming service offers a free trial, allows you to cancel anytime and requires a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our live TV streaming services guide.
How to stream national baseball broadcasts
A handful of streaming services have deals with MLB to carry select games exclusively this season. Most of these require a separate streaming service, which can be annoying if your favorite team is on a national broadcast and you aren’t already a subscriber to the service that’s streaming it. The one exception is the Saturday games on Fox and FS1, which require a pay-TV service in order to watch, on either TV channel itself, but also to authenticate to stream on the Fox Sports app.
Yankees games on Prime Video
For Yankees fans in the team’s market, Amazon (which owns a piece of the YES Network) will once again stream 21 Yankees games on Prime Video this season, mostly on Wednesday nights. You’ll need to be a Prime member too (currently $139 per year).
These games are exclusive to Prime Video and won’t be viewable without a Prime Video account even if you pay for cable TV or the YES app. A full list of games can be found here, with the first exclusive contest set for April 2 when the Yankees host the Diamondbacks.
