How to watch MLB baseball on ESPN Plus
MLB baseball is back, as the 2024 season is underway. From now through October, there will be games played practically everyday as all teams compete for a chance to win the World Series. A helpful option to watch MLB baseball games throughout the season is ESPN Plus, the sports-centric streaming service.
ESPN Plus is just one of the streaming services that offers live MLB games, as Apple TV Plus also offers games with its Friday Night Baseball schedule. But while that is once a week, ESPN Plus generally offers about one game a day to watch.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch MLB on ESPN Plus.
Can you watch MLB on ESPN Plus?
ESPN is one of the main homes for MLB, with the network's Sunday Night Baseball bringing a game to national audiences almost every week. But ESPN Plus is also getting in on the action with live streams of games.
For the first month of the seasons, ESPN Plus is going to be providing a live stream of almost a game a day, with 30 games set to be available on the platform through April 30.
How to watch MLB on ESPN Plus
ESPN Plus is a subscription streaming service that is available just to US consumers. As a standalone service, ESPN Plus costs $10.99 per month or $109.99 if you sign up for a full year. Consumers can also sign up for ESPN Plus via the Disney Bundle, which combines ESPN Plus, Disney Plus and Hulu for a single monthly fee. The sports-centric streaming service has also become a standard feature for all subscribers of Hulu with Live TV.
ESPN Plus does not currently offer a free trial.
After signing up for ESPN Plus, consumers will have access to available MLB games (local market blackout restrictions do apply to out-of-market games), as well as the MLB archives featuring classic games and historic baseball moments. ESPN Plus also offers coverage of the Little League World Series when that gets underway.
You’ll be able to find available games on the ESPN Plus home page when logged in as well as on the ESPN Plus MLB page.
ESPN Plus can be streamed via a computer; Roku; Amazon Fire TV; Xfinity devices; Samsung or other smart TVs; Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles; PlayStation 4 and 5; Apple products; Android phones, tablets and TVs; Google Chromecast; via the Hulu app; and even an Oculus Go. Consumers can also AirPlay ESPN Plus onto their TVs.
MLB on ESPN Plus schedule
Here are the slate of MLB games on ESPN Plus for this week, May 6-12:
May 13: Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets, 7:10 pm ET/4:10 pm PT
May 14: Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 pm ET/6:40 pm PT
May 15: Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves, 7:20 pm ET/4:20 pm PT
May 16: Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros, 8:10 pm ET/5:10 pm PT
May 17: Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals, 8:15 pm ET/5:15 pm PT
May 18: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs, 2:20 pm ET/11:20 am PT
May 19: Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies, 1:35 pm ET/10:35 am PT
What else you need to know about ESPN Plus
ESPN Plus is a standalone streaming service from ESPN, the Disney-owned cable sports network that bills itself as the "worldwide leader in sports." ESPN Plus streams live sports for college football, college basketball, NHL, the PGA Tour, UFC fights and more. ESPN Plus also has its own slate of original programming, provides access to the full library of 30 for 30 sports documentaries and gives subscribers access to premium ESPN articles and daily radio telecasts.
