MLB Opening Day 2023 is just days away on March 30, and all 30 teams are playing! Don’t miss the nationally-televised ballgames on MLB Network and ESPN on Sling TV.
The first day of Spring is March 20th, but not according to MLB. Spring Training starts February 24th. And Sling TV allows you to watch all the action with multiple full games all the way to Opening Day. Read on for all the details!
In a hurry? Sling TV is by far the most economical way to watch Spring Training. Just sign up for its Blue or Orange plan ($40.00/mo) and add the Sports Extra plan for $11/mo and you are set. And your first month is half-price, so sign up now!
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As everyone knows, Major League Baseball teams play a lot of games. And that is as true of Spring Training as it is the regular season. Over roughly a month, a few hundred games are played.
Of course, they aren’t all broadcast. And many are available only through expensive options like MLB.TV and various regional sports networks (RSNs) like AT&T SportsNet and Bally Sports channels. But MLB Network features many games each day of Spring Training.
How to Stream Spring Training on Sling TV
Sling TV is a live TV streaming service that is most notable for being highly customizable. But it also happens to be the cheapest way to watch 2023 Spring Training games. They appear on MLB Network. (See the schedule below.)
You need to start with a base Sling TV plan. There are three options:
- Sling Blue: This plan features 40+ channels including Fox and NBC in select markets. It also offers related channels like Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and USA Network. And it includes NFL Network. It comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR storage and streaming on up to 3 devices at once. Cost: $40.00/mo.
- Sling Orange: This plan features 30+ channels — most notably The Disney Channel along with ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN3 (includes ABC Sports broadcasts). It comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR but limits streaming to a single device. Cost: $40.00/mo.
- Sling Orange & Blue: This plan is just the two previous plans together. There is a lot of overlap with channels like AMC, BET, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Food Network, HGTV, History Channel, Lifetime, Nick Jr, TBS, TLC, and TNT. So it features 50+ channels. Cost: $55.00/mo.
To get MLB Network, you need the Sports Extra add-on. This is the way Sling TV works. Rather than give you a huge number of channels you will never watch, it allows you to pick and choose what you want with individual channel and group channel add-ons.
Sports Extra offers roughly a dozen channels depending on which base plan you have. The cost also varies. If you have the Orange or Blue plans, it is $11/mo. But if you have the Orange & Blue plan, it is $15/mo.
Here are the channels with O indicating they are in the Orange plan, B in the Blue plan, and OB in both. You get all the channels with the Sling Orange & Blue plan.
- ACC Network [O]
- ACC Network Extra [O]
- beIN Sports [OB]
- Big Ten Network [B]
- ESPNU [O]
- ESPNews [O]
- FS2 [B]
- Golf Channel [B]
- Longhorn Network [O]
- Pac-12 Network [OB]
- MLB Network [OB]
- MLB Strike Zone [OB]
- NBA TV [OB]
- NFL RedZone [B]
- NHL Network [OB]
- SEC Network [O]
- SEC Network+ [O]
- Tennis Channel [OB]
Sling TV is one of the best services when it comes to streaming devices. You can live stream on almost all devices that are in use today including Amazon Fire TV, Android Mobile, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iPad/iPhone, LG TVs, Roku, Samsung TVs, Vizio TVs, web browsers, and Xbox gaming systems.
2023 MLB Spring Training Schedule on Sling TV
Note that not all of these broadcasts will be live games. But many are.
- Fri Feb 24 : Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres
- Sat Feb 25 : Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves
- Sat Feb 25 : Cleveland Guardians at Cincinnati Reds
- Sat Feb 25 : New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies (SS)
- Sat Feb 25 : San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs
- Sun Feb 26 : Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers
- Sun Feb 26 : Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
- Sun Feb 26 : San Diego Padres at Chicago White Sox
- Sun Feb 26 : New York Yankees (SS) at Toronto Blue Jays
- Sun Feb 26 : Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
- Sun Feb 26 : Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels
- Mon Feb 27 : Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers
- Mon Feb 27 : Washington Nationals (SS) at New York Mets
- Mon Feb 27 : Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians
- Mon Feb 27 : Seattle Mariners at Chicago White Sox
- Mon Feb 27 : Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
- Mon Feb 27 : Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox
- Tue Feb 28 : Texas Rangers at Cincinnati Reds
- Tue Feb 28 : Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates
- Tue Feb 28 : Miami Marlins at Houston Astros
- Tue Feb 28 : Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers
- Tue Feb 28 : Boston Red Sox at Miami Marlins
- Tue Feb 28 : Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
- Wed Mar 1 : Baltimore Orioles at Pittsburgh Pirates
- Wed Mar 1 : Toronto Blue Jays (SS) at Philadelphia Phillies
- Wed Mar 1 : Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians (SS)
- Wed Mar 1 : Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Angels
- Wed Mar 1 : Washington Nationals at New York Yankees
- Wed Mar 1 : Philadelphia Phillies at Minnesota Twins
- Thu Mar 2 : Texas Rangers (SS) at San Diego Padres
- Thu Mar 2 : Seattle Mariners at Chicago Cubs
- Thu Mar 2 : Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas Rangers (SS)
- Thu Mar 2 : Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers
- Thu Mar 2 : Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays
- Thu Mar 2 : Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
- Fri Mar 3 : New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates (SS)
- Fri Mar 3 : Oakland Athletics at Chicago Cubs
- Fri Mar 3 : Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers
- Fri Mar 3 : Washington Nationals at New York Mets
- Fri Mar 3 : Detroit Tigers (SS) at Philadelphia Phillies
- Fri Mar 3 : Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres
- Fri Mar 3 : Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels
Note: SS stands for “split squad” and refers to games that feature only part of the team.
Spring Training Blackouts
Note that some of the games on the MLB Spring Training Schedule may be blacked out for you. This isn’t a limitation of Sling TV. This is just the way that the MLB licenses games.
Blackouts were originally designed to encourage people to go see games in person. Regardless of their utility today, they make being a baseball fan harder.
There is a distinction in sports broadcasting. There are in-market games and out-of-market games. An in-market game is one featuring a team that is located in that market. So if the Giants play the Royals, the game will be in-market for viewers in San Francisco and Kansas City. For all other viewers, the game would be out-of-market.
Generally, a game will be blacked out for in-market viewers. But this is made up for by having such games broadcast on local channels — usually RSNs.
Wrapping Up
Don’t miss out on the 2023 Spring Training. You can follow all the action with Sling TV. Do it now and save 50%!
FAQs
Are there other options for watching Spring Training games?
There are other options for watching Spring Training games. You could sign-up for an MLB.TV subscription, which allows you to watch all out-of-market games. It costs $149.99 for the year and gives you a great selection of Spring Training games. It’s also great for regular season games. But note that you will not be able to watch any of your local team’s games and no playoff games (including the World Series).
You can also watch Spring Training with the other live TV streaming services DIRECTV STREAM and FuboTV, but they are roughly twice the price. The big services Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV don’t offer MLB Network at all.
Is there any other baseball this early in the year?
If spring training isn’t enough for you, college baseball season started February 17. Games are mostly on the ESPN networks — ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC, and ACC. The cheapest way to get the ESPN channels is Sling TV. Others are on Big Ten Network or Pac-12 Network. Some NCAA ballgames are exclusively on ESPN+, some are on FloSports, and some are on regional networks that only service the local area.
Don’t miss Team USA at the World Baseball Classic all March for just $20 on Sling TV!
How do I watch my favorite MLB team?
You can watch every MLB game featuring your favorite team if you know where to look. Check out our team-specific guides.
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