I want to share more about baseball beyond just MLB coverage in the United States. There are many exciting leagues and games happening around the world, and I’ll explain how to watch them without needing a cable subscription.

In a hurry? The following services will let you watch a lot of baseball year round:

Fubo: Great streaming service for international sports and beyond with 150+ well-selected channels. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
DIRECTV STREAM: Offers a great channel lineup with with all the channels you expect. A 5-day free trial is now available for DIRECTV STREAM.
Sling TV: A low-cost and highly customizable service but without CBS channels. Save 50% on Sling TV now!

Table Of Contents

1 Today’s Baseball Games
2 Baseball TV Channels
3 Top Baseball Streaming Services
4 How to Watch Specific Types of Baseball
5 Our Choice

For American fans, baseball means MLB — and also sometimes the College World Series and the Little League World Series. But there are fans all over the world. Baseball is very popular throughout Latin America and it is the most popular sport in Japan.

Today’s Baseball Games

NCAA Baseball

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MLB Games

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Baseball TV Channels

Baseball is featured on a number of channels. All of these air live games:

ESPN: Many regular season games of the MLB, first round MLB playoff games, as well as the wide coverage of Little League and College World Series.
Fox: Some MLB (including All-Star Game) and World Baseball Classic games.
FS1: Many MLB games and most World Baseball Classic games.
MLB Network: The main channel for nationally televised MLB games.
TBS: Some games throughout the MLB season including many postseason MLB games.

Additionally, local fans of MLB teams will need to gain access to regional sports networks (RSNs). This is also true of NBA and NHL teams. Only two services offer these in most areas (Fubo and DIRECTV STREAM).

Top Baseball Streaming Services

There are a number of streaming services that offer all or most of these channels. They all come with cloud DVR storage and (with the exception of the Sling Orange plan) allow you to watch on multiple screens at the same time. And they all provide substantial on-demand content — including replays.

Fubo ($79.99/month): A great overall streaming service that is also the cheapest source for most RSNs. MLB.TV is available as an add-on. It’s one downside is that it does not offer TBS. But you will get so much baseball, you might not notice. (Fubo review)
Sling TV ($40.00/month): Fox and FS1 are available with Sling Blue. ESPN is available with Sling Orange. Both include TBS. And MLB Network is available with the Sports Extra add-on. (Sling TV review)
DIRECTV STREAM ($86.99/month): The main channels come with the base package. But you should really upgrade to the Choice plan for $114.99/month to get MLB Network and the best selection of RSNs in the industry. (DIRECTV STREAM review)
Hulu + Live TV ($82.99/month): Get 95+ live TV channels along with Disney+ and ESPN+. Unfortunately, MLB Network is not available. (Hulu Live review)
YouTube TV ($82.99/month): Get 100+ channels with a lineup similar to Hulu. No MLB Network available.

Here is an overview of the channels available with each streaming service. Note that only Fubo and DIRECTV STREAM offer substantial RSN coverage. Hulu and YouTube offer a handful. And Sling offers none at all.

fubotv — Sling TV offers these channels with Orange & Blue plan for $55.00/month.

Sports-Specific Streaming Services

You will get access to a huge amount of baseball with any TV subscriptions. But there are three sports-specific streaming services that provide different leagues and games that you might want to combine:

ESPN+: Provides roughly an MLB game per day as well as a ton of college and other baseball games. Note that ESPN+ is included with Hulu + Live TV. On its own, it is $10.99/month. (ESPN+ review)
FloBaseball: A great option for less high-profile games. It costs $29.99/month. (FloSports review)
MLB.TV: This is the MLB out-of-market games service that lets you watch MLB games that don’t feature your local team. It also shows other content like documentaries and live La Liga Dominicana games. An MLB.tv subscription costs $24.99/month. You can also get it through Amazon Prime.

Baseball on Other Services

There are some services that offer other baseball. In particular, NBC Peacock features one Sunday MLB game per week. And Apple TV+ offers Friday Night Baseball, which features an MLB doubleheader each week.

How to Watch Specific Types of Baseball

If you are interested in specific kinds of baseball, we have a number of guides:

Our Choice

Baseball is a diverse sport and the streaming service that is best for you will depend on your specific interests. For most baseball fans, Fubo is my top choice for streaming baseball. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

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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.