Your Guide to Watching the San Francisco Giants Without Cable

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I can watch the entire San Francisco Giants season without cable, though figuring out how to do it requires navigating a few different options.

In a hurry? The following streaming services will let you watch pretty much every game of the regular season:

Fubo

Known for its outstanding sports coverage, Fubo’s 150+ live TV channels provide a broad selection that appeals to most people. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

DIRECTV STREAM

The king of RSNs, this is the streaming service for MLB, NBA, and NHL fans with its Choice Plan! New customers get a 5-day free trial with DIRECTV STREAM.

Hulu Live

Get 95+ live TV channels along with the Hulu Bundle with Disney+ and ESPN+! Try it today with a free trial.

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You’ll have access to local platforms as if you were in the country, meaning you can watch BBC iPlayer as if you were in the UK, CBC Gem as if you were in Canada, plus hundreds more worldwide.

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IMPORTANT: Once you’ve installed your VPN and connected to a US server, you’ll still need to subscribe separately to access premium streaming services.

The San Francisco Giants are one of Major League Baseball’s most popular teams. It has also been amongst the most successful on the field for much of the past decade-plus, including recording MLB’s best regular-season record in 2021 and claiming World Series titles in 2010, 2012, and 2014.

How can you stream most Giants games? If you are the team’s local market, you will need to secure access to NBC Sports Bay Area, which you can get from live TV streaming services like DIRECTV STREAM and FuboTV. If you are not, MLB.TV ($24.99/mo) will have you covered.

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Schedule and Start Times for Today’s San Francisco Giants Game(s)

Get complete information in our San Francisco Giants Today page.

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Giants TV Channels

The vast majority of Giants games are broadcast locally on NBC Sports Bay Area. That is a regional sports network that focuses on the Giants and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.

It is available to those situated in Northern California down to Fresno, in Oregon up to Eugene, and in Nevada and Hawaii. Note that when the Giants and Warriors play at the same time, one is moved to NBC Sports Bay Area Plus.

In addition, the Giants are one of the rare MLB teams that have local broadcasts on an over-the-air outlet. In this case, that is NBC Bay Area (KNTV).

For example, as the Giants and Dodgers fought down the stretch of the 2021 campaign, five Friday night games in August and September were shown here, including a Bay Bridge Series game with the Oakland Athletics and a showdown with the Dodgers.

Also, as one of MLB’s most popular teams, you can expect the team to be regularly featured on a national basis. These can include games on Fox, ESPN, TBS, Fox Sports 1 (FS1), ABC, NBC, and MLB Network. Also, some games may only be available online through Apple TV+ and Peacock Premium.

Ultimate Guide: How to Watch the San Francisco Giants Without Cable

How can you watch the San Francisco Giants play? Fortunately, you have several options available.

Streaming

Several streaming services will offer you numerous San Francisco Giants broadcasts, especially if NBC Sports Bay Area is available to you.

• FuboTV: A solid option for San Francisco Giants fans as it offers streaming access to NBC Sports Bay Area and local NBC, Fox, and ABC affiliates. For only $94.98/month, it gives you over 150 channels to its subscribers. Get MLB.TV as an add-on. Comes with unlimited cloud DVR storage and streaming on up to 10 devices. (FuboTV review)
• DIRECTV STREAM (formerly AT&T TV): Offers regional access to NBC Sports Bay Area as well as NBC Bay Area to local fans with its Choice plan ($114.99/month). Local NBC, ABC, and Fox affiliates are also available elsewhere. Meanwhile, national outlets that may show Giants games and that are accessible through DIRECTV STREAM’s Choice plan include ESPN, FS1, TBS, and MLB Network. All plans come with unlimited cloud DVR storage (online sign-up required) and simultaneous streaming on unlimited devices. (DIRECTV STREAM review)
• Hulu + Live TV: Provides subscribers who are in these channels’ broadcast areas with access to NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Bay Area. Local Fox, ABC, and NBC affiliates are available throughout the country as well. As for national outlets, ESPN, TBS, and FS1 are included, but the MLB Network is not. ESPN+ and Disney+ are included in the $82.99/month. The plan comes with unlimited cloud DVR with 9 months of storage and streaming on two devices. (Hulu + Live TV review)
• YouTube TV: is a preferred selection for many local San Francisco Giants fans as it provides NBC Sports Bay Area, local network affiliates, ESPN, TBS, FS1, and MLB Network in its base plan.

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One streaming service that you may want to consider subscribing to that does not offer NBC Sports Bay Area is Sling TV ($40.00/month). Sling Blue was a solid option for local Giants fans until NBC’s regional sports networks were removed from that streaming service just before the 2021 season.

Explore More Ways to Watch the San Francisco Giants Games Today

Increasingly, MLB games appear (sometimes exclusively) on streaming services outside of live TV channels:

• Apple TV+: This is an option for watching baseball games, starting with the 2022 campaign. It will exclusively show two games on Friday evenings throughout the season. It costs $9.99/month.
• Peacock Premium: It also exclusively streams games, so it may be necessary to subscribe to this streaming service to watch Giants contests. Peacock’s MLB streams are on Sundays. It costs $7.99/month. (Peacock review)
• ESPN+: Expected to carry games regularly throughout the season, but note that any that it does stream are subject to blackout restrictions, so this is mainly an option for out-of-market fans. It costs $10.99/month but it’s a better deal with the Hulu Bundle. (ESPN+ review)

Watch Some Giants Games for Free With an Antenna

Simply using an antenna will provide you with access to several MLB games, including any World Series contests that the Giants play in. This setup will allow you to watch all games shown nationally and regionally on Fox, nationally on NBC and ABC, and locally on NBC Bay Area.

See our HD antenna guide for complete information.

Devices and Apps for Streaming San Francisco Giants Games

All the main live TV and on-demand streaming services we’ve discussed plus MLB.TV allows you to stream Giants games live on the following:

Other than DIRECTV STREAM, they all support Xbox gaming systems. Several also support PlayStation units.

For complete lists of supported devices, see our streaming reviews.

Everything You Need to Know About the San Francisco Giants

The Giants have one of the oldest histories in MLB, having first hit the field in 1883. Most of its history was recorded on the other side of the country, in New York. The team joined the National League for its inaugural season, replacing a team that was in Troy, NY, just outside the state capital of Albany. They play their home games at Oracle Park.

The club has claimed 23 NL pennants, the first in 1888 and 17 of them while the team was in New York. Included during the team’s time there were World Series titles in 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, and 1954.

After making the move to San Francisco, the club did not experience as much success. It only won one pennant, in 1962, from its first year in San Francisco in 1958 until its second NL title in 1989.

However, the 2010s were a spectacular decade for the Giants as they won three World Series titles in five years, in 2010, 2012, and 2014. Another NL pennant was claimed in the previous decade, in 2002.

The team’s 2021 campaign was an incredible one, albeit with a heartbreaking conclusion. The Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers battled the entire season not only for the NL West Division crown but also for the top record in all of MLB. Although the Giants took it on the last day of the season by a game over their rivals, the Dodgers earned a measure of revenge by eliminating the Giants in a NL Division Series showdown, 3-2.

In 2022, the Giants finished the season with a record of 81-81. They were third in their division rankings failing to progress to the postseason after winning 107 games the previous season. 2023 saw the Giants perform worse than their previous season as they managed a losing record of 79-83 to finish fourth in the NL West division standings. This got them eliminated from playoff contention for the second season.

Complete 2024 San Francisco Giants Game Schedule: Dates, Times, and Venues

Wrapping Up

San Francisco Giants fans can watch their favorite team play through a variety of means. Those in NBC Sports Bay Area’s coverage area can stream games on that channel through services such as DIRECTV STREAM ($114.99/month) and Hulu Live ($82.99/month).

Conversely, fans who are outside of the team’s blackout area can instead watch those broadcasts through MLB.TV ($24.99/mo). Games will periodically be instead shown through other channels or specialty streaming services.

FAQs

How do I find the Giants game on the radio?

For many people, tuning into 680 AM or 104.5 FM for KNBR will get you the radio broadcast of today’s game. There are other radio stations located in Northern California and Hawaii that also broadcast games in English and Spanish. Those radio broadcasts are available worldwide through an MLB Radio subscription ($2.99/mo). You can also listen to the game on SiriusXM.

How can I watch Giants games for free?

If you are located outside of the Giants’ blackout area, you can periodically watch Giants games for free when they are featured on the MLB.TV Free Game of the Day. Also, if you own an antenna, you can view a selection of games throughout the season on Fox, NBC, and ABC, keeping in mind that NBC Bay Area shows some contests to those within its signal’s reach as well.

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I am a Senior Content Editor at Hotdog.com, specializing in sports streaming and regional programming issues. With a PhD in Atmospheric Physics from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and extensive experience in remote sensing technology, including early video streaming, I bring a unique technical perspective to the streaming industry.

My expertise in sports coverage, particularly for out-of-market games and regional sports networks, stems from years of hands-on experience as an early adopter of streaming services and my work addressing fans' viewing challenges. As a longtime cord-cutter and subscriber to multiple streaming platforms, I combine my technical knowledge with practical user experience, making me a leading expert in the field of sports streaming and entertainment technology.

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