March 11, 2026
UPDATE
“Friday Night time Baseball” returns to Apple TV :br(s):on March 27 for its fifth season
Unique weekly MLB doubleheaders return with the Los Angeles Angels on the Houston Astros, and the Cleveland Guardians on the Seattle Mariners
“Friday Night time Baseball” — a weekly Main League Baseball (MLB) doubleheader on Apple TV — returns for its fifth season on Friday, March 27. Followers throughout 60 international locations and areas can get pleasure from two marquee matchups every week all through the 25-week MLB common season, that includes enhanced manufacturing high quality, knowledgeable commentary, and no native broadcast restrictions.
Apple and MLB in the present day revealed the “Friday Night time Baseball” schedule for the primary half of the season, with video games operating via June 26. Highlights embody the storied New York Subway Collection matchup between the Yankees and Mets, plus a number of appearances by reigning Nationwide League MVP Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Collection champion Los Angeles Dodgers, together with a basic matchup in opposition to the Cubs at Dodger Stadium, a showdown with the Philadelphia Phillies, and a heated NL West rivalry recreation in opposition to the San Diego Padres. See under for the total schedule.
“‘Friday Night time Baseball’ on Apple TV continues to raise how followers expertise the sport,” stated Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vp of Apple Music, Apple TV, Sports activities, and Beats. “With cutting-edge manufacturing — together with the mixing of iPhone to seize immersive new views — and a full season of marquee matchups out there with out native broadcast restrictions, we’re delivering a contemporary, premium broadcast expertise designed for followers in all places.”
For the fourth straight season, “Friday Night time Baseball” video games might be referred to as by broadcast groups Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), and Heidi Watney (sideline reporter); and Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter) with Wealthy Waltz, who will be part of the printed workforce to name choose video games through the season.
Starting opening day on March 26, followers within the U.S. can benefit from the MLB Huge Inning whip-around present, that includes dwell look-ins and in-game highlights each weeknight, and a full slate of MLB-related content material on Apple TV, together with Countdown to First Pitch, MLB Every day Recap, and MLB This Week. Followers also can entry MLB programming free on the Apple TV app, together with recreation recaps, basic video games, highlights, interviews, and extra.
“Friday Night time Baseball” is produced by MLB Community’s Emmy Award-winning manufacturing workforce in partnership with Apple’s dwell sports activities manufacturing workforce.
“Friday Night time Baseball,” iPhone 17 Professional Acknowledged by Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame
On the ultimate Friday of the 2025 MLB common season, Apple TV launched iPhone 17 Professional into the dwell manufacturing workflow of “Friday Night time Baseball,” marking the primary time iPhone has been built-in right into a dwell skilled sports activities broadcast as a main digicam.
The milestone broadcast at Boston’s Fenway Park — the place the Purple Sox clinched a postseason berth with an exhilarating walk-off win over the Detroit Tigers — has since been acknowledged by the Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame, which added one of many authenticated iPhone units to its everlasting assortment in Cooperstown, New York. Learn extra on the Corridor of Fame web site.
All through the 2026 season, iPhone might be additional built-in into the printed digicam lineup for choose video games.
2026 “Friday Night time Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV
Friday, March 27
Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
8:15 p.m. ET
Cleveland Guardians at Seattle Mariners
9:45 p.m. ET
Friday, April 3
Milwaukee Brewers at Kansas Metropolis Royals
7:45 p.m. ET
Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks
9:45 p.m. ET
Friday, April 10
Los Angeles Angels at Cincinnati Reds
6:45 p.m. ET
San Francisco Giants at Baltimore Orioles
7:15 p.m. ET
Friday, April 17
Tampa Bay Rays at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:45 p.m. ET
Detroit Tigers at Boston Purple Sox
7:15 p.m. ET
Friday, April 24
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
7:15 p.m. ET
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers
10:15 p.m. ET
Friday, Might 1
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:45 p.m. ET
Kansas Metropolis Royals at Seattle Mariners
9:45 p.m. ET
Friday, Might 8
Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians
7:15 p.m. ET
St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
9:45 p.m. ET
Friday, Might 15
Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers
6:45 p.m. ET
New York Yankees at New York Mets
7:15 p.m. ET
Friday, Might 22
Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs
2:20 p.m. ET
Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles
7:15 p.m. ET
Friday, Might 29
Minnesota Twins at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:45 p.m. ET
Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers
10:15 p.m. ET
Friday, June 5
Cleveland Guardians at Texas Rangers
8:15 p.m. ET
Kansas Metropolis Royals at Minnesota Twins
8:15 p.m. ET
Friday, June 12
Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds
7:15 p.m. ET
Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
7:15 p.m. ET
Friday, June 19
St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas Metropolis Royals
8:15 p.m. ET
Minnesota Twins at Arizona Diamondbacks
9:45 p.m. ET
Friday, June 26
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
7:45 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres
9:45 p.m. ET
The right way to Watch “Friday Night time Baseball”
Apple TV subscribers can watch “Friday Night time Baseball” on the Apple TV app on iPhone; iPad; Apple TV 4K; Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional; Mac; common good TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL, and others; Roku and Amazon Fireplace TV units; Chromecast with Google TV; PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles; and at television.apple.com, for $12.99 monthly with a seven-day free trial for brand spanking new subscribers.1 For a restricted time, eligible prospects who buy and activate a brand new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac can get pleasure from three months of Apple TV without cost. Go to apple.com/tvpr and see the total record of supported units.
Followers also can simply subscribe to entry Apple TV exhibits and dwell sports activities programming via extra endpoints, together with Prime Video subscriptions, Roku premium subscriptions, Comcast Xfinity, DIRECTV, and extra.
DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS will supply entry to Apple TV’s dwell sports activities programming — together with “Friday Night time Baseball,” all MLS matches, and F1 within the U.S. — to its community of greater than 300,000 sports activities bars, eating places, resorts, and different industrial institutions.
EverPass is providing industrial institutions entry to stream Apple TV’s full dwell sports activities portfolio — together with “Friday Night time Baseball,” MLS, and F1 within the U.S. — out there to new and current EverPass prospects via the EverPass Core package deal.
Extra Methods to Observe MLB All Season Lengthy
Followers can comply with their favourite groups all season lengthy with the free Apple Sports activities app for iPhone, the place out there. Designed for pace and ease, the app places a consumer’s favourite leagues and groups entrance and middle, and is one of the best ways for baseball followers to remain updated on scores, stats, standings, and their favourite golf equipment all through the MLB season. Apple Sports activities permits customers to simply navigate between scores and upcoming video games, and discover play-by-play info, stats, and extra. With Dwell Actions, Apple Sports activities delivers real-time updates for all MLB video games, offering dwell scores and play-by-play information at a fast look to a consumer’s iPhone Lock Display and Apple Watch. Sport Card Sharing lets followers share their pleasure for any recreation. Apple Sports activities additionally seamlessly syncs with favorites chosen throughout the My Sports activities expertise, together with on the Apple TV app and in Apple Information.
In Apple Information, followers can simply comply with the league and their favourite groups within the MLB feed, and watch customized MLB highlights. Every Friday, followers also can entry a curated group of essentially the most thrilling tales from across the league.
In Apple Music, followers can discover official playlists that includes the walk-up songs from every week’s groups, in addition to a group of basic songs celebrating baseball.
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