March 3, 2025
UPDATE
“Friday Night time Baseball” returns to Apple TV+ on March 28
Unique weekly doubleheaders return for a fourth season, with New York Mets at Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays
“Combat for Glory: 2024 World Collection,” the brand new docuseries on Apple TV+, premieres later this month, and a brand new Apple Immersive baseball movie “VIP: Yankee Stadium” to debut subsequent month
Apple and Main League Baseball (MLB) introduced that “Friday Night time Baseball,” a weekly doubleheader out there on Apple TV+, is ready to return for the 2025 common season. Followers throughout 60 international locations and areas can get pleasure from two marquee matchups over 25 weeks, that includes enhanced manufacturing high quality, professional commentary, and no native broadcast restrictions.
The 2025 season of “Friday Night time Baseball” kicks off on Friday, March 28, with among the recreation’s greatest stars taking middle stage for opening weekend. Protection begins at 6:30 p.m. ET as All-Star Adley Rutschman and the Baltimore Orioles host Silver Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and division rivals the Toronto Blue Jays. Within the second recreation of the opening doubleheader, celebrity Juan Soto and the New York Mets will tackle Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros, with protection starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Apple and MLB additionally introduced the “Friday Night time Baseball” recreation schedule for the primary half of the season by way of June 27. Notable matchups embrace a Yankees-Dodgers World Collection rematch in Los Angeles, a Texas showdown between the Rangers and Astros, and extra appearances by MVP Shohei Ohtani and the star-studded Dodgers who journey east to face off in opposition to Bryce Harper’s Philadelphia Phillies and Juan Soto’s New York Mets. See beneath for the total schedule.
“We’re thrilled to convey one other season of ‘Friday Night time Baseball’ to Apple TV+, with top-tier manufacturing high quality that baseball followers love,” mentioned Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice chairman of Apple Music, Apple TV+, Sports activities, and Beats. “This season, we’re excited to supply a tremendous lineup of video games with no blackouts, out there throughout extra gadgets than ever earlier than.”
For the third straight season, “Friday Night time Baseball” video games can be known as by broadcast groups Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), and Heidi Watney (sideline reporter), and Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter). Lauren Gardner, Russell Dorsey, and Xavier Scruggs return to host reside pre- and postgame protection each in-studio and on the sphere. Moreover, Siera Santos will host choose pregame exhibits and Wealthy Waltz will name choose video games.
“Friday Night time Baseball” is produced by MLB Community’s Emmy Award-winning manufacturing workforce in partnership with Apple’s reside sports activities manufacturing workforce. Every recreation will characteristic state-of-the-art cameras and immersive sound in 5.1 with Spatial Audio enabled, together with participant and field-level mics to immerse followers within the stadium ambiance. Followers within the U.S. and Canada may also have the choice to hearken to residence and away native radio broadcasts throughout “Friday Night time Baseball” video games.1
Starting opening day on March 27, followers within the U.S. can benefit from the MLB Large Inning whip-around present that includes reside look-ins and in-game highlights each weeknight, and a full slate of MLB-related content material on Apple TV+, together with Countdown to First Pitch, MLB Each day Recap, and MLB This Week. Followers may also entry MLB programming free within the Apple TV app, together with recreation recaps, traditional video games, highlights, interviews, and extra.
With the multiview characteristic on Apple TV 4K gadgets and iPad, followers can watch as much as 4 simultaneous streams, together with “Friday Night time Baseball” video games, Main League Soccer matches, and choose MLS and MLB reside exhibits.2 With Publish Play, viewers can seamlessly transition into different reside video games on the conclusion of the studio present or match they’re presently watching.
Apple right this moment additionally introduced VIP: Yankee Stadium, a brand new Apple Immersive Video for Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional that provides viewers an all-access move to one of many world’s most iconic sports activities venues. Within the movie, out there free of charge subsequent month, broadcasting legend Joe Buck welcomes viewers to Yankee Stadium for a June 2024 “Friday Night time Baseball” matchup between the Yankees and their longtime rivals: the Los Angeles Dodgers. From early morning prep scenes to a tense nighttime finale, viewers will go far past the entrance row — with an all-encompassing take a look at how elite athletes, die-hard followers, devoted employees, and epic moments make the Bronx ballpark legendary.
The forthcoming season may also be accompanied by Combat For Glory: 2024 World Collection on Apple TV+ — the primary all-access docuseries exploring the dramatic, high-stakes world of the World Collection the place the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers battle to seize essentially the most storied trophy in American sports activities. The brand new three-part documentary gives a never-before-seen view of every workforce’s journey by way of the postseason, with unique entry to behind-the-scenes protection and interviews with gamers, coaches, followers, journalists, and relations. Directed by R.J. Cutler, the challenge is produced in partnership with MLB; Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Think about Documentaries; Cutler’s This Machine, part of Sony Footage Tv; and five-time World Collection Champion, government producer Derek Jeter, alongside his manufacturing firm, Cap 2 Productions.
The free Apple Sports activities app for iPhone is one of the best ways for followers to remain updated on scores, stats, standings, and their favourite golf equipment all through the MLB season, and permits customers to navigate between scores and upcoming video games, discover play-by-play data, stats, reside betting odds, and extra.3 Apple Sports activities additionally seamlessly syncs with favorites chosen throughout the My Sports activities expertise, together with within the Apple TV app and Apple Information. With iOS 18 and watchOS 11, the Apple Sports activities app gives Reside Actions for all MLB video games, delivering reside scores and play-by-play data at a fast look to a person’s iPhone Lock Display screen and Apple Watch.
In Apple Information, followers can simply observe the league and their favourite groups within the MLB feed, and watch personalised MLB highlights. Every Friday, followers may also entry a curated group of essentially the most thrilling tales from across the league. In Apple Music, followers can discover unique official playlists that includes the walk-up songs from every week’s groups, in addition to a set of traditional songs celebrating baseball.
Find out how to Watch “Friday Night time Baseball”
Apple TV+ subscribers can watch “Friday Night time Baseball” on the Apple TV app, which comes preinstalled on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, in addition to on-line at television.apple.com. New for this season, Android customers can obtain the Apple TV app from Google Play on Android cellular gadgets to subscribe to Apple TV+ and revel in “Friday Night time Baseball,” and Prime Video clients within the U.S., UK, and Canada can subscribe to Apple TV+ by way of Prime Video as an add-on subscription. The Apple TV app can be out there on choose sensible TVs, together with Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony, TCL, VIZIO, and others; Amazon Hearth TV and Roku gadgets; PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles; Chromecast with Google TV; and set-top bins, together with Sky Q, SK Broadband, and Comcast Xfinity. Extra data is accessible at apple.com/apple-tv-app.
DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS is the nationwide residence of “Friday Night time Baseball” for industrial institutions within the U.S., delivering all of the motion to its community of greater than 300,000 eating places, bars, resort lounges, retail retailers, and different venues within the U.S.
2025 “Friday Night time Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV+
Friday, March 28
Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays
7:00 p.m. ET
New York Mets at Houston Astros
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, April 4
Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies
6:30 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, April 11
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
6:30 p.m. ET
Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, April 18
Minnesota Twins at Atlanta Braves
7:00 p.m. ET
Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays
7:00 p.m. ET
Friday, April 25
Boston Purple Sox at Cleveland Guardians
7:00 p.m. ET
Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants
10:00 p.m. ET
Friday, Might 2
San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:30 p.m. ET
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, Might 9
St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals
6:30 p.m. ET
San Francisco Giants at Minnesota Twins
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, Might 16
Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
8:00 p.m. ET
Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres
9:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Might 23
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
7:00 p.m. ET
Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, Might 30
Boston Purple Sox at Atlanta Braves
7:00 p.m. ET
New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers
10:00 p.m. ET
Friday, June 6
Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds
7:00 p.m. ET
Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers
7:00 p.m. ET
Friday, June 13
Los Angeles Angels at Baltimore Orioles
7:00 p.m. ET
San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks
9:30 p.m. ET
Friday, June 20
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
7:00 p.m. ET
Kansas Metropolis Royals at San Diego Padres
9:30 pm. ET
Friday, June 27
Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles
7:00 p.m. ET
St. Louis Cardinals at Cleveland Guardians
7:00 p.m. ET
Pricing and Availability
Apple TV+ is accessible for $9.99 (U.S.) per 30 days with a seven-day free trial for brand new subscribers. For a restricted time, eligible clients who buy and activate a brand new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac can get pleasure from three months of Apple TV+ free of charge.4
- Radio broadcasts for the Los Angeles Angels can be found just for the workforce’s residence video games. In Canada, radio broadcasts can be found just for Toronto Blue Jays residence video games.
- Multiview is supported on iPad (seventh era) or later.
- Accessible within the U.S., the UK, and Canada.
- Particular supply is nice for 3 months after the primary activation of the eligible machine. One supply per Household Sharing group. Plans routinely renew till cancelled. Different restrictions and phrases apply; go to apple.com/promo for extra data.
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