Now that the MLB and its players have resolved their lockout dispute and Opening Day has been set, Apple has announced the first games that will be available on Apple TV+. This marks Apple’s first foray into live sports, and its new Friday Night Baseball programming will officially kick off on April 8.
The partnership between MLB and Apple TV+ will see two games broadcast via Apple TV+ every Friday. This will kick off on April 8, when Apple will broadcast a game between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals. Apple had previously announced the April 8 start date for the Friday Night Baseball programming.
Apple also has some additional details on the roll out of the Friday Night Baseball partnership in place with MLB:
For a limited time, Apple is making Friday Night Baseball available for free, even if you don’t have an Apple TV+ subscription. Eventually, the company will include Friday Night Baseball as part of its Apple TV+ subscription service.
“Friday Night Baseball” games will be available to anyone with internet access across devices where Apple TV+ can be found, including on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV 4K and HD, and on tv.apple.com, along with smart TVs, gaming consoles, and cable set-top boxes. “Friday Night Baseball” will include live pre- and postgame shows, and will be available on Apple TV+ in the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, and for a limited time, without the need for a subscription.
Presentation details including additional game schedules through the regular season, broadcast teams, production enhancements, and pre- and postgame coverage will be announced at a later date.
Here’s the full schedule for the first half of the season for streaming games via Apple TV+:
Friday, April 8
New York Mets at Washington Nationals
7 p.m. ET
Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels
9:30 p.m. ET
Friday, April 15
Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers
10 p.m. ET
Friday, April 22
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds
6:30 p.m. ET
Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics
Friday, April 29
New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals
8 p.m. ET
Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants
Friday, May 6
Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners
Friday, May 13
San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks
Friday, May 20
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
Friday, May 27
Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels
Friday, June 3
Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies
8:30 p.m. ET
Friday, June 10
Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins
New York Mets at Los Angeles Angels
Friday, June 17
Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros
Cleveland Guardians at Los Angeles Dodgers
Friday, June 24
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks