How to watch and live stream Major League Baseball in 2025

Why fubo?

Fubo is considered a premium service provider, so sits on the pricier end for subscriptions across the board. However, it's a worthwhile investment if it fits your budget, both for Major League Baseball coverage and ease of access to your favorite team networks.

Fubo subscription plans & pricing

• Pro - $84.99 per month - 232 channels | Add-Ons included: fubo Extra (+55 more channels), News Plus (+12 extra channels)

• Elite - $94.99 per month - 299 channels | Includes: fubo Extra (+55 more channels), News Plus (+12 extra channels), 4K Plus

• Latino - $32.99 per month - 50 channels

Elite subscription is the best subscription for baseball coverage, includes ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN3, MLB Network as well as, Fox, FS1, FS2, NBC* and ABC* (locale dependent) included in its 299 channel lineup.

Sports add-ons

MLB TV - $29.99 per month

MLB TV gives fans every out of market MLB game live, or on-demand. It includes individual team networks, as well as MLB big innings. It’s a must have for maximum coverage of MLB.

Sports Plus with NFL RedZone - $10.99 per month

Sports plus is a crown jewel for fans of college sports in particular including ESPNU, SEC and PAC 12 Networks. However, Sports plus also features MLB Network and MLB Strike zone to increase your out of market live baseball coverage further.

Paramount+ with SHOWTIME - $10.99 per month

Extensive live channels and on-demand, with original series, movies, boxing, and more.

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Why DIRECTV?

The variety of regional sports networks available through DIRECTV’s stream or satellite service is its superpower. The Satellite service carries the greatest number of regional channels, but if you’re deadest on cable cutting the stream service also provides the must haves in your area.

Subscription plans & pricing

• Entertainment - $74.99 per month
• Choice - $89.99 per month
• Ultimate - $119.99 per month
• Premier - $164.99 per month

Choice subscription is the best value, as it carries national broadcasters of major league baseball such as ESPN, MLB Network, TBS, Fox and FS1 as well as a large number of RSNs.

To find what’s available in your area, just type in your ZIP code to receive yourLocal Regional Sports Network Information.

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Add-ons and extras 

Peacock Premium

A discounted subscription to Peacock Premium is available, bringing the already low $7.99 per month subscription to $4.99 per month. Peacock is owned by NBC and offered additional MLB content, showing live matches every Sunday Morning throughout the season.  You can also access MLB archives and documentaries through the platform. It has exclusive rights to the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. So, for any baseball fans watching the progression minor league teams, it’s a worthwhile subscription.

MLB Extra Innings

MLB Extra Innings is also available through direct TV for $150.00 per year. It comes with 90 out of market games a week and is the equivalent of MLB TV for cable and satellite streaming service users.

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Why MLB.TV?

With over 7,000 baseball league games available to stream live and on-demand, MLB.TV is a must-have for any MLB fan wanting the maximum out-of-market coverage and flexibility, by catching the biggest games across the season in thecalendar. No matter your team, MLB.TV will have coverage to spare.

MLB.TV Subscription Plans and Pricing:

• All Teams Yearly - $149.99 per year
• All Teams Monthly - $29.99 per month
• Single Team Yearly - $129.99 per year

Seven-day free trial available with all subscriptions.

MLB.TV allows you to personalize your viewing experience. It has game archived from last season, while match analytics are integrated into MLB.TV for statistic buffs, so you can find any inning of a game and track the location, type, and speed of every pitch.

DVR controls will let you rewind live games and re-watch your favourite moments.With At Bat included, you can listen to games, commentary and analysis live on supported Roku, Playstation, Xbox, Web, iOS, and Android devices Blackout free. Spanish-language audio is also available over regular season games on supported devices.

The big drawback of MLB.TV is being subject to blackout restrictions. Blackout games will not be available live and won’t be on MLB.TV to view until 90 minutes after the game ends. If you want guaranteed live coverage of playoffs, or to catch every team game in real time, you'll need to invest in an OTA antenna or a TV streaming service.

Why Apple TV+?

A relative newcomer to the ballpark, Apple TV+ now provides exclusive coverage of Friday Night Baseball, with a doubleheader shown every week and pre/post-game shows included with subscription.

Standard Subscription

• Apple TV+ - $9.99 per month

The interface seamlessly integrates with apple products and is clearly tailored for apple users. It creates an excellent viewing experience with 4K streams, supported Dolby features and HDR support. The service also allows for six simultaneous streams with subscription.

If you want to dabble in MLB coverage or want a guaranteed Friday doubleheader, it’s a budget friendly streaming option. However, we recommend being an apple product user to get the best from subscription.

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Why Sling TV?

Sling TV is one of the more affordable options to satisfy all your TV needs, with its Orange or Blue (or combo) subscription starting from as little as $45.99 per month. Sling offers a variety of sports coverage depending on your area, but isn't comprehensive without an add-on.

Sling TV subscriptions

There are a few options when it comes to picking your regular TV packae, with three packages available, between Orange, Blue, and Orange & Blue. Each includes some coverage of local games but if you want full coverage, then the MLB.TV add-on for $29.99 per month is required.

• Sling Orange - $45.99 per month
• Sling Blue - $50.99 per month
• Sling Orange & Blue - $65.99 per month

Add-ons

While the above packages offer a strong selection of channels that cover a variety of entertainment, including sports, you'll have to tack on an additional $29.99 extra each month to cover MLB.TV. That would give you comprehensive coverage, which still comes in cheaper than some competitors.

MLB Network can be added for $15 per month.