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QUICK READ 07 August 2023

Apple and Major League Baseball announce September “Friday Night Baseball” schedule on Apple TV+

Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced the September 2023 “Friday Night Baseball” schedule, available to all Apple TV+ subscribers.

“Friday Night Baseball” games on Apple TV+ are called each week by 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). Brian Gorman and Dale Scott — both former MLB umpires — join to break down rules and calls. Game assignments for announcers will be shared on a weekly basis.

Lauren Gardner and Siera Santos continue to handle “Friday Night Baseball” studio show hosting duties, with former MLB players Xavier Scruggs and Matt Joyce serving as analysts alongside baseball journalist Russell Dorsey and betting analyst Claudia Bellofatto.

Apple TV+ subscribers can enjoy additional content, including the MLB Big Inning whip-around show featuring live look-ins and in-game highlights every weeknight, and a full slate of MLB-related content, including Countdown to First Pitch, MLB Daily Recap, and MLB This Week. Fans can also access additional MLB programming for free in the Apple TV app, including “Friday Night Baseball” condensed game recaps after the completion of the live broadcasts each week, classic games, highlights and interviews, and more.

Each Friday, games are available only on Apple TV+ to Apple TV+ subscribers throughout the regular season. Fans in 60 countries and regions can enjoy two marquee matchups over 25 weeks with no local broadcast restrictions. Apple TV+ is available for $6.99 per month with a seven-day free trial. For a limited time, eligible customers who purchase and activate a new Apple device can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free. Fans can find step-by-step instructions on how to watch “Friday Night Baseball” at support.apple.com.

September 2023 “Friday Night Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV+

Friday, September 1
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
7 p.m. ET

Seattle Mariners at New York Mets
7 p.m. ET

Friday, September 8
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds
6:30 p.m. ET

San Diego Padres at Houston Astros
8 p.m. ET

Friday, September 15
Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles
7 p.m. ET

Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals
8 p.m. ET

Friday, September 22
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers
10 p.m. ET

New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
7 p.m. ET

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07 August 2023

UPDATE

Apple and Major League Baseball announce September “Friday Night Baseball” schedule on Apple TV+

Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced the September 2023 “Friday Night Baseball” schedule, available to all Apple TV+ subscribers.

“Friday Night Baseball” games on Apple TV+ are called each week by 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). Brian Gorman and Dale Scott — both former MLB umpires — join to break down rules and calls. Game assignments for announcers will be shared on a weekly basis.

Lauren Gardner and Siera Santos continue to handle “Friday Night Baseball” studio show hosting duties, with former MLB players Xavier Scruggs and Matt Joyce serving as analysts alongside baseball journalist Russell Dorsey and betting analyst Claudia Bellofatto.

Apple TV+ subscribers can enjoy additional content, including the MLB Big Inning whip-around show featuring live look-ins and in-game highlights every weeknight, and a full slate of MLB-related content, including Countdown to First Pitch, MLB Daily Recap, and MLB This Week. Fans can also access additional MLB programming for free in the Apple TV app, including “Friday Night Baseball” condensed game recaps after the completion of the live broadcasts each week, classic games, highlights and interviews, and more.

Each Friday, games are available only on Apple TV+ to Apple TV+ subscribers throughout the regular season. Fans in 60 countries and regions can enjoy two marquee matchups over 25 weeks with no local broadcast restrictions. Apple TV+ is available for $6.99 per month with a seven-day free trial. For a limited time, eligible customers who purchase and activate a new Apple device can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free. Fans can find step-by-step instructions on how to watch “Friday Night Baseball” at support.apple.com.

September 2023 “Friday Night Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV+

Friday, September 1
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
7 p.m. ET

Seattle Mariners at New York Mets
7 p.m. ET

Friday, September 8
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds
6:30 p.m. ET

San Diego Padres at Houston Astros
8 p.m. ET

Friday, September 15
Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles
7 p.m. ET

Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals
8 p.m. ET

Friday, September 22
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers
10 p.m. ET

New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
7 p.m. ET

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QUICK READ 24 July 2023

Apple and Major League Baseball announce August “Friday Night Baseball” schedule on Apple TV+

Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced the August 2023 “Friday Night Baseball” schedule, available to all Apple TV+ subscribers.

“Friday Night Baseball” games on Apple TV+ are called each week by 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). Brian Gorman and Dale Scott — both former MLB umpires — join to break down rules and calls. Game assignments for announcers will be shared on a weekly basis.

Lauren Gardner and Siera Santos continue to handle “Friday Night Baseball” studio show hosting duties, with former MLB players Xavier Scruggs and Matt Joyce serving as analysts alongside baseball journalist Russell Dorsey and betting analyst Claudia Bellofatto.

Apple TV+ subscribers can enjoy additional content, including the MLB Big Inning whip-around show featuring live look-ins and in-game highlights every weeknight, and a full slate of MLB-related content, including Countdown to First Pitch, MLB Daily Recap, and MLB This Week. Fans can also access additional MLB programming for free in the Apple TV app, including “Friday Night Baseball” condensed game recaps after the completion of the live broadcasts each week, classic games, highlights and interviews, and more.

Each Friday, games are available only on Apple TV+ to Apple TV+ subscribers throughout the regular season. Fans in 60 countries and regions can enjoy two marquee matchups over 25 weeks with no local broadcast restrictions. Apple TV+ is available for $6.99 (U.S.) per month with a seven-day free trial. For a limited time, eligible customers who purchase and activate a new Apple device can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free. Fans can find step-by-step instructions on how to watch “Friday Night Baseball” at support.apple.com.

August 2023 “Friday Night Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV+

Friday, August 4
Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers
6:30 p.m. ET

Houston Astros at New York Yankees
7 p.m. ET

Friday, August 11
Chicago Cubs at Toronto Blue Jays
7 p.m. ET

Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants
10 p.m. ET

Friday, August 18
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
7 p.m. ET

Toronto Blue Jays at Cincinnati Reds
6:30 p.m. ET

Friday, August 25
Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox
7 p.m. ET

Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners
10 p.m. ET

UPDATE

Apple celebrates Lionel Messi’s debut with Inter Miami CF on MLS Season Pass

21 July 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Apple lands record 54 Emmy Award nominations

12 July 2023

QUICK READ 18 May 2023

Multiview now available for MLS Season Pass and “Friday Night Baseball” on Apple TV 4K

Today, Apple launched the multiview feature on Apple TV 4K, allowing sports fans the ability to watch up to four simultaneous streams, including Major League Soccer matches, “Friday Night Baseball” games, and select MLS and MLB live shows.¹

With this entirely customizable new multiview experience in the Apple TV app on Apple TV 4K, users can see the available live games displayed at the bottom of their screen, choose the ones they want to watch, and toggle between multiple layout options. Fans can also choose to display one match more prominently, or watch two to four matches in a split-screen view. Users can also control audio preferences, including the home radio feed for MLS Season Pass, and home and away radio for “Friday Night Baseball.” If a user wants to stop watching in multiview, they can quickly switch to full screen with one click.

Apple TV 4K shows the multiview feature with four Major League Soccer matches playing, one more prominently on the left side.

In addition to MLS matches and “Friday Night Baseball” games, fans can also choose to watch the live MLS and MLB studio shows — MLS 360 and MLB Big Inning — to enjoy all the exciting, in-depth coverage in multiview.

Multiview is available on Apple TV 4K with tvOS 16.5 or later.

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18 May 2023

UPDATE

Multiview now available for MLS Season Pass and “Friday Night Baseball” on Apple TV 4K

Today, Apple launched the multiview feature on Apple TV 4K, allowing sports fans the ability to watch up to four simultaneous streams, including Major League Soccer matches, “Friday Night Baseball” games, and select MLS and MLB live shows.¹

With this entirely customizable new multiview experience in the Apple TV app on Apple TV 4K, users can see the available live games displayed at the bottom of their screen, choose the ones they want to watch, and toggle between multiple layout options. Fans can also choose to display one match more prominently, or watch two to four matches in a split-screen view. Users can also control audio preferences, including the home radio feed for MLS Season Pass, and home and away radio for “Friday Night Baseball.” If a user wants to stop watching in multiview, they can quickly switch to full screen with one click.

In addition to MLS matches and “Friday Night Baseball” games, fans can also choose to watch the live MLS and MLB studio shows — MLS 360 and MLB Big Inning — to enjoy all the exciting, in-depth coverage in multiview.
1. Multiview is available on Apple TV 4K with tvOS 16.5 or later.
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MLS Season Pass — the unprecedented subscription service from Apple and Major League Soccer that is home to all MLS and Leagues Cup* matches, and hundreds of MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT games, all with no blackouts — is available to fans in over 100 countries and regions, and is on billions of devices through the Apple TV app on smart TVs, streaming devices, Apple devices, set-top boxes, and game consoles, as well as on the web at tv.apple.com.

Fans can subscribe to MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app for $14.99 per month during the season or $99 per season, and Apple TV+ subscribers can sign up at a special price of $12.99 per month or $79 per season. A subscription to MLS Season Pass is included with each full-season MLS ticket account. Through Family Sharing, up to six family members can share the subscription using their own Apple ID and password. To subscribe to MLS Season Pass, customers must update to iOS 16.2 or later, iPadOS 16.2 or later, tvOS 16.2 or later, and macOS 13.1 or later.

*This excludes Leagues Cup for viewers in Mexico.
“Friday Night Baseball” is available to all Apple TV+ subscribers on Fridays throughout the regular Major League Baseball season. Fans in 60 countries and regions can enjoy two marquee MLB matchups a week with no local broadcast restrictions. Apple TV+ is available for $6.99 per month with a seven-day free trial. Through July 7, 2023, new and returning Apple TV+ subscribers can access a two-month free trial of Apple TV+. For a limited time, eligible customers who purchase and activate a new Apple device can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.