“Friday Night Baseball” returns to Apple TV+ on 29 March (US Eastern Daylight Time)

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  08 March 2024

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  “Friday Night Baseball” returns to Apple TV+ on 29 March (US Eastern Daylight Time)

  Weekly doubleheaders begin with the New York Yankees at the Houston Astros, and the St. Louis Cardinals at the Los Angeles Dodgers

  Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced that “Friday Night Baseball”, a weekly doubleheader, will be available to Apple TV+ subscribers on Fridays throughout the 2024 regular season. Fans in 60 countries and regions can enjoy two marquee matchups over 26 weeks with no local broadcast restrictions. “Friday Night Baseball” will begin on opening weekend of the 2024 season — Friday, 29 March US Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) — with some of the game’s biggest stars taking centre stage. Coverage begins at 7:30 pm EDT with Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, and the new-look New York Yankees line-up taking on the Houston Astros. And beginning at 9:30 pm EDT, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the St. Louis Cardinals.

  Apple and MLB also announced the “Friday Night Baseball” game schedule for the first half of the season, until 28 June.

  “We’re so excited to bring fans another great season of ‘Friday Night Baseball’ on Apple TV+,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Services. “We have an outstanding line-up of games for Apple TV+ subscribers to watch across all their favourite devices, and an incredible group of talented broadcasters returning to bring fans closer to the games every week.”

  “Friday Night Baseball” welcomes back the exceptional group of broadcast talent from last season to the announcer booths, including Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), Heidi Watney (sideline reporter), Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst) and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter). Ted Barrett, Brian Gorman and Dale Scott — all former MLB umpires — will break down rules and calls each week. Game assignments for announcers will be shared on a weekly basis.

  Lauren Gardner also returns to host live pre- and post-game coverage, along with former MLB player and analyst Xavier Scruggs and baseball journalist Russell Dorsey. On 29 March (EDT), the “Friday Night Baseball” pre-game show previewing the Cardinals vs Dodgers and Yankees vs Astros games will be hosted live from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, featuring exclusive player interviews and more. Pre-game coverage will be hosted live from various stadiums throughout the season, including from Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on 3 May (EDT) to preview the Giants vs Phillies and Blue Jays vs Nationals games, and from Yankee Stadium on 7 June (EDT) to preview the Dodgers vs Yankees and Twins vs Pirates games.

  “Friday Night Baseball” is produced by MLB Network’s Emmy Award–winning production team in partnership with Apple’s live sports production team, bringing viewers an unparalleled viewing experience. Each game will feature state-of-the-art cameras to present vivid live-action shots and offer immersive sound in 5.1 with Spatial Audio enabled. “Friday Night Baseball” will again utilise drone cameras for beautiful aerial stadium shots, as well as player mics and field-level mics to immerse fans in the gameplay and stadium atmosphere. Fans in the US and Canada will also have the option to listen to the audio of the home and away teams’ local radio broadcasts during “Friday Night Baseball” games.¹

  Apple TV+ subscribers can watch “Friday Night Baseball” on the Apple TV app, which comes pre-installed on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac, as well as online at tv.apple.com/au. The Apple TV app is also available on popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony, TCL and others; Fetch TV, Telstra TV, Hubbl, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices; Chromecast with Google TV; and PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles. More information is available at apple.com/au/apple-tv-app. Fans can follow the action of every game this MLB season directly on their iPhone Lock Screen with Live Activities.² And with the multiview feature on Apple TV 4K devices and iPad, fans can watch up to four simultaneous streams, including “Friday Night Baseball” games, Major League Soccer matches and selected MLS and MLB live shows.³

  2024 “Friday Night Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV+

  Friday, 29 March (US Eastern Daylight Time)
  New York Yankees at Houston Astros
  8:00 pm EDT

  St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers
  10:00 pm EDT

  Friday, 5 April
  New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds
  6:30 pm EDT

  Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
  8:00 pm EDT
  

  Friday, 12 April
  Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles
  7:00 pm EDT

  Chicago Cubs at Seattle Mariners
  9:30 pm EDT

  Friday, 19 April
  Texas Rangers at Atlanta Braves
  7:00 pm EDT

  Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants
  10:00 pm EDT

  Friday, 26 April
  St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
  7:00 pm EDT

  Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox
  7:30 pm EDT

  Friday, 3 May
  San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies
  6:30 pm EDT

  Toronto Blue Jays at Washington Nationals
  6:30 pm EDT

  Friday, 10 May
  Arizona Diamondbacks at Baltimore Orioles
  7:00 pm EDT

  Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels
  9:30 pm EDT

  Friday, 17 May
  Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays
  7:00 pm EDT

  Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians
  7:00 pm EDT

  Friday, 24 May
  Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox
  7:00 pm EDT

  Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox
  7:30 pm EDT

  Friday, 31 May
  Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
  7:00 pm EDT

  Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners
  10:00 pm EDT

  Friday, 7 June
  Minnesota Twins at Pittsburgh Pirates
  6:30 pm EDT

  Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees
  7:00 pm EDT

  Friday, 14 June
  Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners
  10:00 pm EDT

  Los Angeles Angels at San Francisco Giants
  10:00 pm EDT

  Friday, 21 June
  Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies
  6:30 pm EDT

  Atlanta Braves at New York Yankees
  7:00 pm EDT

  Friday, 28 June
  Houston Astros at New York Mets
  7:00 pm EDT

  San Diego Padres at Boston Red Sox
  7:00 pm EDT

  Pricing and Availability

  Apple TV+ is available for A$12.99 inc. GST per month with a seven-day free trial.⁴ You could get three months of Apple TV+ when you buy a new iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV or Mac.⁵ Apple TV+ requires a subscription.

  1. Radio broadcasts for the Los Angeles Angels are available only for the team’s home games. In Canada, radio broadcasts are available only for Toronto Blue Jays home games.
  2. Live Activities is supported on iOS 16.1 and later.
  3. Multiview is supported on iPad (7th generation) or later.
  4. New subscribers only. A$12.99 inc. GST per month after free trial. Plan automatically renews until cancelled.
  5. New and qualified returning subscribers only. A$12.99 inc. GST per month after free trial. Plan automatically renews until cancelled. Other restrictions and terms apply: visit apple.com/au/promo for more information.
     

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