MLB.tv is an American subscription based audio and video service which through two different service tiers allows users to listen and watch high quality out of market MLB games live via a high-speed Internet connection (subject to blackout restrictions). Currently users can subscribe to the "MLB.tv All Teams" package which access to every MLB teams live feeds as well as in-game highlights and stats and live DVR control, full game archives and pitch widget. The other option, the "MLB.tv Single Team" gives subscribers access to a single MLB team's live audio and video feeds (subject to blackout restrictions) as well as in-game highlights, stats and live DVR controls. Previously MLB.tv services were offered as a "Basic" and "Premium" tiers with basic receiving only HD quality audio and video on their desktop or laptop devices whereas the Premium subscribers were given access to live game audio and video on desktop and laptop as well as on mobile devices such as
Android or
iOS devices through a free subscription to the At-Bat mobile app and through certain connected devices including smart televisions, Blu-ray players,
TiVo DVRs,
PlayStation 3,
PlayStation 4,
PlayStation 5,
Xbox 360, and
Xbox One. MLB.TV has since eliminated these restrictions and now users of both the "All Teams" and "Single Team" tier can share the same access including new access via an
Amazon Fire TV,
Google Chromecast and
Roku devices. Starting with the 2012 season MLB.TV Premium had begun a service called Audio Overlay which allows the user to replace the video's home or away audio with the audio feed from the home or away radio feed (Away team audio overlay is only available to MLB.TV Premium subscribers) or Park which removes all audio commentary and lets the viewer hear the ball park's natural sounds. As with MLB's Extra Innings cable and satellite television service, normal blackout restrictions apply where applicable, see
below. This service has since been discontinued starting with the new subscription tier. MLB.tv also includes
MLB Network (US Only as 2024), games from other baseball tournaments such as
Minor League Baseball,
LIDOM,
Caribbean Series and qualifier games of the
World Baseball Classic. Beginning in the 2026 season as part of MLB's revised contract with
ESPN, MLB.tv is sold exclusively via the
ESPN app for new subscribers; if they are not already a subscriber or eligible to access the service, new users are required to sign up for a one-month free trial of ESPN Unlimited, but the subscription may be cancelled at any time without penalty. The change does not affect existing subscribers that have automatic renewals, who will continue to access the services and be billed via MLB platforms. However, subscribers may optionally link their existing MLB.tv accounts to the ESPN app to access its content from within ESPN platforms. ESPN will also offer 10% discounts on MLB.tv subscriptions for ESPN Unlimited subscribers. Customers who receive access to MLB.tv via promotions with
T-Mobile are also unaffected, and can access the service via either MLB or ESPN platforms. The broadcast is occasionally simulcast on MLB Network, albeit with limited full screen commercial interruptions. In local areas served by MLB Local Media, MLB Big Inning is aired if a game is delayed. The service is similar to the existing
MLB Strike Zone service; both services air a similar whiparound format.
Blackout restrictions MLB games in the
United States,
Canada,
South Korea,
Guam and the
U.S. Virgin Islands are subject to blackout restrictions. In Guam, all live
San Francisco Giants and
Sacramento Athletics games are blacked out. Games are blacked out to all users within the home television territory assigned to each team, irrespective of whether local television stations air those teams' games. Since 2014, customers can also watch
Fox Saturday Baseball out-of-market games on split-national windows. Any game that is blacked out is made available as an archived game approximately 90 minutes after the conclusion of each game.
In-market broadcasts MLB offers subscription services for in-market fans to stream games for 22 of its 30 teams. Of these, 14 teams' broadcasts are produced by
MLB Local Media, a division of the league. During the
2023 season, as a result of
bankruptcy proceedings involving Diamond Sports Group (now
Main Street Sports Group), MLB acquired the local broadcast rights to the
San Diego Padres and
Arizona Diamondbacks. As part of new broadcasting agreements via MLB Local Media, MLB.tv began to offer in-market, direct-to-consumer (DTC) packages for both teams. The games are also distributed by participating television providers in the teams' local markets. MLB.tv allows customers to bundle in-market streaming packages with its out-of-market service. In addition, MLB also took over rights to the
Colorado Rockies in 2024, after the shutdown of
AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain. In 2025, the
Cleveland Guardians and
Minnesota Twins also moved from Main Street to MLB Local Media. Prior to the
2025 season, Major League Baseball reached agreements with the
Athletics,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
San Francisco Giants,
New York Mets and
Philadelphia Phillies to launch direct-to-consumer streaming services distributed via
MLB.tv. For all teams except the Dodgers, subscribers can bundle in-market streaming with MLB.tv's out-of-market streaming service. For the 2026 season, MLB Local Media added the rights to nine additional teams (Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, and Washington Nationals). Three other teams (Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, and Los Angeles Angels) launched direct-to-consumer streaming services distributed via
MLB.tv for 2026. ==MLB.com At Bat==