Apple TV+ Announces 'Friday Night Baseball' Schedule for July With All Games Remaining Free to Watch

[MacRumors]

Apple and Major League Baseball today announced the July schedule for "Friday Night Baseball," with all of the games available to watch for free on Apple TV+ without a subscription. Assigned broadcasters for each game will be announced on a weekly basis.

"Friday Night Baseball" games and additional content, including live pregame and postgame shows, can be watched in the Apple TV app across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD boxes, select Xbox and PlayStation consoles, select smart TVs, on the web at tv.apple.com, and elsewhere. "Friday Night Baseball" can be watched in the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and the UK.

The schedule is as follows:

Friday, July 1
Texas Rangers at New York Mets
7 p.m. ET

Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
8 p.m. ET

Friday, July 8
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
8 p.m. ET

Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners
10 p.m. ET

Friday, July 15
Pittsburgh Pirates at Colorado Rockies
8:30 p.m. ET

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
9:30 p.m. ET

Friday, July 22
Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies
7 p.m. ET

Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox
8 p.m. ET

Friday, July 29
Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays
7 p.m. ET

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants
10 p.m. ET

"Friday Night Baseball" debuted on Apple TV+ in April and will continue throughout the 2022 regular season, with no subscription required for a limited time.

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[ZacNicholson]

Thanks god no red sox games. Don't have to listen to that horrible commentary

 

[turbineseaplane]

I don't know why, but I get the impression this isn't drawing the eyeballs they'd hoped

 

[syklee26]

Baseball has clearly lost its touch. Years ago, baseball featured variety of dynamic playmaking; defense mattered, base steal mattered, bunting mattered, situational hitting mattered, and pitching location mattered. Now it's all about throwing 100MPH and swinging for the fences, which led to many pitches who throw 100 MPH cannot locate fastball for god's sake and many batters who cannot hit better than .200.

I know baseball was the start for Apple TV's sports features, but the next level comes from NFL Sunday Ticket or EPL.

 

[Delorean2006]

Thank god no more yankee games! The commentary is horrendous! They need new announcers asap.

 

[atomx66]

Thank god no Dodger games--the commentary makes my ears bleed.

LOL Blue Jays, Cubs, and Pirates fans--you get two games. It's gonna be painful.

 

[DCW]

Holding my breath for the broadcast of my Phillies taking on the Cubbies. I admit, I haven't checked out any games on Apple TV+ yet, but that game is as good as any to start with. Home game; I wonder if NBCSports Philadelphia will still air it?

 

[oneMadRssn]

Thanks god no red sox games. Don't have to listen to that horrible commentary

Thank god no more yankee games! The commentary is horrendous! They need new announcers asap.

Thank god no Dodger games--the commentary makes my ears bleed.

LOL Blue Jays, Cubs, and Pirates fans. It's gonna be painful.

Maybe this forum needs some new commentary too. It's like an echo-chamber here.

I think the ATV+ commentary is worse than the local broadcasters, but national broadcasts always are. However, ATV+ is better than the other national broadcasts. I'll watch ATV+ over ESPN or TBS anytime.

 

[precogincog]

This almost makes me want to watch baseball.

 

[tedwill]

The announcers are not the regular teams' announcers. Their announcers are unknown, but that can be refereshing. I'm a die hard baseball fan. Give them time, they'll get it.

 

[BornAgainMac]

I want to watch it just for the commentary. I tried watching it once but I didn't notice anything wrong. It was just the baseball sport itself needs to have more football elements added to the game to make it more interesting.

 

[Joe Rossignol]

Baseball has clearly lost its touch. Years ago, baseball featured variety of dynamic playmaking; defense mattered, base steal mattered, bunting mattered, situational hitting mattered, and pitching location mattered. Now it's all about throwing 100MPH and swinging for the fences, which led to many pitches who throw 100 MPH cannot locate fastball for god's sake and many batters who cannot hit better than .200.

I know baseball was the start for Apple TV's sports features, but the next level comes from NFL Sunday Ticket or EPL.

You should watch the NHL. Hockey is an incredibly exciting sport that deserves more attention in the US.

 

[Razorpit]

Two Pirates games? No wonder they have to give this stuff away for free. 😂

 

[uptownnyc]

The visuals are stunning.
The play-by-play is also stunning -- but not in the good way.

 

[Razorpit]

I want to watch it just for the commentary. I tried watching it once but I didn't notice anything wrong. It was just the baseball sport itself needs to have more football elements added to the game to make it more interesting.

I'd pay to see clotheslines allowed at first base. Heck I wish they were allowed again in the NFL. I might start watching again.

 

[syklee26]

You should watch the NHL. Hockey is an incredibly exciting sport that deserves more attention in the US.

I don't think NHL is a TV sports. It is a live sports, meaning it is much better to go watch live than watch on TV. (NFL is actually the other way). Pucks move so freaking fast that many casual fans cannot keep up with it.

Needs to use some technology to highlight the puck movement, and I think they need to do something to improve sound quality of hockey broadcast.

 

[pbush25]

I really really enjoy the quality of these broadcasts — they’re stunning.

But as others have said the announcing could use some work for sure.

I don’t mind though, I can just mute it and enjoy conversation with those around me and watch the beautiful sights of a Friday night baseball game.

 

[Coochie Boogs]

I enjoy Apple’s Friday night offering for baseball, huge fan, get the MLB.TV package every year. Go Phillies! Looking forward to the June 22nd game against the Cubs.

 

[w5jck]

I would rather watch grass grow than watch a SLOW and BORING baseball game on TV. Baseball is about going to the stadium, eating nasty, overpriced ballpark food, drinking overpriced beer, and BSing with your friends. But at home watching it on TV without the friends around you discover it is the most boring sports game, except for golf...

 

[eicarr]

I guess this is to attempt to attract more subscribers. Not many Apple TV+ subscribers I know, including myself, that would sit through a baseball game in 2022 with all the options of things to watch online.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Not Apple's fault, but I don't watch any MLB anymore, as my former local team stopped being relevant like 20 years ago now.

(Mariners)

I will also say that the game seems like it's changed (or maybe I have?)

I just don't enjoy watching it anymore.
Seems boring to me nowadays, when I have even bothered for a few innings.

 

[oneMadRssn]

I would rather watch grass grow than watch a SLOW and BORING baseball game on TV. Baseball is about going to the stadium, eating nasty, overpriced ballpark food, drinking overpriced beer, and BSing with your friends. But at home watching it on TV without the friends around you discover it is the most boring sports game, except for golf...

My friends are willing to come over, drink beer, BS, and watch baseball at home.

 

[Realityck]

I guess this is to attempt to attract more subscribers. Not many Apple TV+ subscribers I know, including myself, that would sit through a baseball game in 2022 with all the options of things to watch online.

I’m sure a lot people have the same thoughts. Apple points out this is only free for now also, so it’s not a given this perk will result in new subscribers or retention of existing subscribers yet.

 

[iOS Geek]

You should watch the NHL. Hockey is an incredibly exciting sport that deserves more attention in the US.

As much as I love baseball and football...hockey would be an INSTANT tune-in for me. When it comes to baseball on ATV+, I'll turn on the Cubs games when they are on, but that's pretty much it. If they were to pick up hockey...I'd watch as many games as I could! The Blackhawks and the Sharks are my priority focus for hockey, but I would absolutely tune into ANY game. Friday Night Baseball is nice, but bringing some hockey to ATV+ would be a huge win in my opinion.

 

[topdrawer]

the players need to be in short shorts, then i would watch.