The Best MLB Streaming Services for 2025

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Baseball, America's pastime, has a history almost as rich as the country itself. But don't mistake that old-fashioned charm for irrelevance. Even with competition from the NBA, NFL, and other sports, baseball is an institution that's powered by gumption, grit, and calculated sabermetrics. Nothing can replace going to the ballpark and hoping to catch a ball in the stands, but with today's tech, you can view as much baseball as you want without leaving the comfort of your home. Our guide covers what you should consider before choosing a video streaming service for watching the MLB season, based on a decade of streaming video expertise. Before opening day on March 27, read on for our top picks, including Hulu and Peacock, followed by everything you need to know about streaming baseball.

How to Watch Baseball Without Cable

If you’ve gotten rid of cable, fear not: You can still watch all the baseball you want with a live TV streaming service. To watch every game during the season and postseason, you need to make sure your streaming service offers FOX. The FOX network is the only channel you need to watch every MLB game. You can watch select nationally televised games on ESPN and TBS, too. You'll also most likely need to navigate regional sports networks, especially if you're a fan of out-of-market teams.

Aside from channel coverage, you should consider other factors when choosing a live TV service, including its price, streaming resolution, DVR capabilities, and support for simultaneous streams. Serious baseball fans may benefit from add-ons like MLB.TV (which we discuss in a later section).

Cable and Over-the-Air Options for Baseball

One way to make sure you catch as many games as possible is to sign up for a cable plan. Cable plans are usually more expensive than streaming subscriptions, but some packages might have some channels in your area that you can't get with a video streaming service. If you have a cable subscription, you can watch games from any device by signing in to the dedicated FOX Sports app with your cable credentials.

FOX is available over the air, but you will need to set up an indoor antenna and receiver to watch the channel on your TV.

How to Stream MLB Games for Free

As with most other major sports, you must pay for a subscription to watch most MLB games. The services tested here either have no free option or the free option has a catch. Peacock has a free tier, but that free tier doesn't include live baseball. Apple TV+ has free games, but only on Fridays, and as a way to entice you to buy Apple hardware that runs the Apple TV+ app.

Alternatively, you can also purchase a TV antenna to get free, over-the-air local channels. That's great for major baseball events like the All-Star Game or World Series, but the number and quality of said channels may wildly vary based on your location.

Other Ways to Stream Major League Baseball

Another way to watch MLB games is with an MLB.TV subscription. For the 2025 season, you have a few subscription options. The Monthly Package ($29.99 per month) streams every team live from now through October. For $150, the Yearly Package adds the offseason. And for $130, you can just follow your team of choice for the entire season and offseason. These packages let you stream select games live on supported devices (once you authenticate via a supported cable provider), and watch every game on-demand. Right now, you can check out select spring training games for free.

T-Mobile subscribers once again get free access to MLB.TV. Apple and MLB are letting anyone watch the first 12 weeks of Friday Night Baseball for free through Apple TV+. NBC is producing an exclusive Sunday morning MLB package for Peacock. MLB app subscriptions focus on out-of-market games, so consider using a streaming-friendly VPN to watch your own team's games.

MLB.TV on-demand content for baseball fans includes documentaries and vintage This Week In Baseball episodes from the 1970s and 1980s, too. You can download the MLB.TV app on mobile platforms (Android and iOS), media streaming devices (Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Roku), and game consoles (PlayStation and Xbox). A catch-up feature (only available on the fourth-generation Apple TV) offers a 90-second rundown of key plays when you tune into a game already in progress.

For more baseball streaming, learn how to watch the World Baseball Classic. Want to watch sports other than baseball? Check out our roundup of the best sports streaming services, as well as our top picks for NBA streaming services, NFL streaming services, and NHL streaming services.

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