Cleveland Guardians TV Channels: Top Ways to Watch Baseball Live Online

I love watching Major League Baseball and I’ll use my expertise to show you how to watch all the Cleveland Guardians games without cable. In fact, streaming services are the only way to catch all the action.

In a hurry? Local fans can watch almost all of the Guardians games:

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.

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How to Watch Cleveland Guardians Games

Like most MLB teams, the Guardians appear primarily on an RSN with a handful of games broadcast nationally.

National Channels

Multiple networks including ESPN, Fox, and FS1 will broadcast Major League Baseball (MLB) games to a national audience. Games may also appear on ABC and NBC.

The Guardians will also typically make multiple appearances on Fox and FS1 during the season.

Bally Sports Great Lakes

Cleveland Guardians games that are not broadcast to a national audience will usually appear on Bally Sports Great Lakes. This channel is available to viewers throughout most of Ohio. However, it is not available in and around Cincinnati.

Bally Sports Great Lakes is also available in western portions of New York and Pennsylvania (but not Pittsburgh). This RSN is available only from Fubo and DIRECTV STREAM.

Antenna

Games that are broadcast on Fox, ABC, or NBC may be accessible to viewers who have an antenna.

Streaming Services with Bally Sports

If you want to watch the Guardians outside of the nationally broadcast games, there are two choices for hometown fans:

• Fubo: Offers 150+ live TV channels including Bally Sports Great Lakes in its broadcast area. You also get sports channels like CBS Sports Network, ESPN, Fox Sports, beIN Sports, and TUDN. It costs $94.98/month. The base plan also comes with unlimited cloud DVR and streaming on up to 10 devices at the same time. It also offers MLB.TV as an add-on.
• DIRECTV STREAM: To obtain Bally Sports Great Lakes you’ll need to subscribe to the Choice package, which costs $114.99/month. You’ll also get roughly 90+ channels including ESPN, FS1, and MLB Network. All plans come with unlimited cloud DVR (online orders only) and streaming on unlimited devices.

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Other Live TV Streaming

The following services will allow you to watch nationally televised games. They are also a good addition to MLB.TV.

• Sling TV: For $40.00/month, Sling Blue gives you Fox and FS1 and 40 other channels. There are many options for others. The plan comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR and streaming on up to 3 devices. (Sling TV review)
• Hulu + Live TV: For $82.99/month, you get 85+ live TV channels as well as ESPN+ and Disney+. It comes with unlimited cloud DVR with 9 months of storage and streaming on two devices. (Hulu + Live TV review)
• YouTube TV: Starts at $82.99/month and offers Fox, FS1, MLB Network, and other sports channels. You can also integrate it with MLB.TV.

Other Ways to Watch

Increasingly, MLB games are airing on specialty streaming services.

• ESPN+: Offers live streams of MLB games in addition to games from a variety of other leagues. This service costs $10.99/month on its own or $14.99/month as part of the Hulu bundle. Note that blackout restrictions usually apply to these games.
• Peacock: Scheduled to broadcast some MLB games during the 2024 season that are available to Peacock Premium subscribers. This service starts at $7.99/month.
• Apple TV+: A limited number of Friday night games will be shown on the Apple TV+ platform and will probably feature a small number of Guardians games.

Streaming Devices

The following devices are supported by Fubo, DIRECTV STREAM, MLB.TV, and most other services:

MLB.TV supports some other devices including Android TV and the Xbox gaming system.

Our Choice

I recommend Fubo for Cleveland Guardians fans because it offers all the channels and RSNs you’ll need to watch every game. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

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FAQs

Are there any ways to watch Guardian games for free?

Any games that are broadcast on ABC, Fox, or NBC will likely be accessible to anyone who has an antenna. Therefore, it may be possible to watch these games without the need to pay for a cable, satellite, or streaming service plan. MLB.TV does offer a Free Game of the Day, which will likely feature the Cleveland Guardians sometimes.

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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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