Friday Night Baseball Kicks Off With Pre-Game Content in Apple TV App

[MacRumors]

Apple's first Apple TV+ live sports content is set to premiere tomorrow with the debut of "Friday Night Baseball." Apple inked a deal with Major League Baseball to the rights for the 2022 season, with games set to air each Friday.

Ahead of the first game, Apple announced that baseball fans can access exclusive related programs like "Countdown to First Pitch" and "MLB Daily Recap" starting today in the Apple TV app. There is a new "Major League Baseball" heading in the Apple TV+ section of the TV app that serves as a hub for all Friday Night Baseball-related content.

The section features daily coverage, highlights, expert analysis, classic games, and more, with this content exclusive to Apple TV+ subscribers. The actual Friday Night Baseball games are available through the Apple TV app with no subscription required.

Friday Night Baseball will officially begin tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. Eastern, which is when the New York Mets will face off against the Washington Nationals. After that, Apple will show the Houston Astros versus the Los Angeles Angels at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Apple today announced its broadcast team, which will feature Melanie Newman (play-by-play), Chris Young (analyst), Hannah Keyser (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (reporter) at 7 p.m. ET, and Stephen Nelson (play-by-play), Hunter Pence (analyst), Katie Nolan (analyst), and Heidi Watney (reporter) at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Pre and postgame coverage will be hosted by Lauren Gardner, with a group of rotating analysts and former MLB players like Carlos Peña, Cliff Floyd, and Yonder Alonso.

Friday Night Baseball games will be available in United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

Article Link: Friday Night Baseball Kicks Off With Pre-Game Content in Apple TV App

 

[Heat_Fan89]

You would think Apple would have made this just for paid subscribers.

 

[ProVideo]

Apple today announced its broadcast team, which will feature Melanie Newman (play-by-play), Chris Young (analyst), Hannah Keyser (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (reporter) at 7 p.m. ET, and Stephen Nelson (play-by-play), Hunter Pence (analyst), Katie Nolan (analyst), and Heidi Watney (reporter) at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Was Thom Brennaman unavailable?

 

[sorgo †]

Kicking? In baseball? 🤔

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Yesterday I received a free MLB TV Season from T-Mobile 🎉🎉🎉
Free to their subscribers.

 

[DocMultimedia]

Does anyone watch baseball? It is pretty good as a sedative. Lol. I just don't follow it. I'm sure others do.

 

[citysnaps]

Excellent news. Have been waiting for this!

 

[Corsig]

Does anyone watch baseball? It is pretty good as a sedative. Lol. I just don't follow it. I'm sure others do.

I think the same of Soccer always amazed how people love it

 

[athousandbands]

Was Thom Brennaman unavailable?

10/10 drive to deep left

 

[Graphikos]

I think the same of Soccer always amazed how people love it

You are very much in the minority about soccer (football). Just not in the US.

 

[sherwinzadeh]

Hopefully it has a 2x video speed option

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Pretty sure Eddy Cue will be watching this MLB series

 

[The Barron]

Does anyone watch baseball? It is pretty good as a sedative. Lol. I just don't follow it. I'm sure others do.

Watching baseball is like watching paint dry.

 

[eifelbube]

I think the same of Soccer always amazed how people love it

I think maybe because there is less standing around in soccer, no timeouts, games end after 90 minutes, can be pretty exciting to watch, especially Champions League elimination rounds in spring unless one of the opponents is Alético Madrid …

 

[4jasontv]

I think maybe because there is less standing around in soccer, no timeouts, games end after 90 minutes, can be pretty exciting to watch, especially Champions League elimination rounds in spring unless one of the opponents is Alético Madrid …

I don't know a lot about soccer, but I do know that games don't end after 90 minutes. Worse than that, they won't even tell you how much longer the game will be.

 

[MBAir2010]

Does anyone watch baseball? It is pretty good as a sedative. Lol. I just don't follow it. I'm sure others do.

i do
the announcers are great Like SNY, cubs, Backs and rays.

i find these many sources surprising because
ESPN has a stranglehold on live sports that is slipping away.
they need to get rid of the marketing limitations, we can't order cable when traveling

 

[Kierkegaarden]

Looking forward to seeing this. I would more interested in F1 racing though!

 

[trhoffmann]

Has either MLB or Apple addressed the issue of local blackouts? I typically have blackouts of all Rays games (home and away) with the MLB.tv app. The Rays game will be one of the games available on Apple TV+ on 4/15, so I won’t have long to wait to find out.

 

[lyunmac]

I don't know a lot about soccer, but I do know that games don't end after 90 minutes. Worse than that, they won't even tell you how much longer the game will be.

Usually end after 1-6 minutes of stoppage time.

 

[Galley]

Has either MLB or Apple addressed the issue of local blackouts? I typically have blackouts of all Rays games (home and away) with the MLB.tv app. The Rays game will be one of the games available on Apple TV+ on 4/15, so I won’t have long to wait to find out.

Fans will be able to watch marquee games on Friday nights, free from local broadcast restrictions…

Apple and Major League Baseball to offer “Friday Night Baseball”

Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced “Friday Night Baseball,” a weekly doubleheader available exclusively to fans on Apple TV+.

www.apple.com

 

[sorgo †]

Stream GFOTY

 

[ZipZilla]

I was excited about this, but what is going on with the broadcast booth

 

[alchemistmuffin]

Note that the broadcast is produced by MLB Network, not Apple. (No way Apple would’ve produced the whole production, it would be a real wreck….)

 

[Corsig]

I think maybe because there is less standing around in soccer, no timeouts, games end after 90 minutes, can be pretty exciting to watch, especially Champions League elimination rounds in spring unless one of the opponents is Alético Madrid …

Yes I’ve been making an attempt to watch it more on TV. When I was a kid there really weren’t any US teams for me to get into especially on tv. It became more popular years later and NY got a team

 

[edvj]

I don't know a lot about soccer, but I do know that games don't end after 90 minutes. Worse than that, they won't even tell you how much longer the game will be.

Stoppage time is announced at the end of 1. and 2. half.