MLB Spring training commences today with two games on deck. The Rangers will take on the Royals, and the star-studded Padres will face the resurgent Mariners to kick off the Cactus League in style. The broadcast schedule for spring training was released earlier, and there are a few options for fans to choose from.
While you won't be able to watch MLB Spring Training Games on Apple TV, regular season games will undoubtedly be streamable beginning in 2023, and you can always use the app to watch previous games. Don't get disheartened, as there are other lucrative ways for every fan to catch their favorite ball club taking the field in March.
"I know that the Apple TV Broadcasters is 90% the problem, but there’s something about the audio too that’s terrible. It’s so quiet? Or something? Sounds like a spring training game when it’s 1-1 in the 8th with a man in RISP" - KFCBarstool
The greatest place to watch live Spring Training games online is MLB.TV. About 250 Spring Training games, out-of-market games that customers may watch live or on-demand, and more than 7,000 minor league games will all be available on the service.
There are three options available: monthly, annual, and single team. MLB.TV has been integrated into Prime Video for Amazon Prime members. All MLB.TV subscriptions also include a seven-day risk-free trial.
"I’ll never understand why all spring training games aren’t televised or even why every spring training game isn’t free to watch on MLB TV. Just seems so greedy on their end" - yankees_tribune
Other manageable options to watch MLB Spring Training games
A total of six Spring Training games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ from March 23 to March 28. Users will have access to hundreds of live sporting events, studio shows, and more for $9.99/month or $99.99 yearly.
With DIRECTV STREAM, you can also view spring training games. For just $99.99 a month, the Select bundle offers more than 105 channels, many regional sports networks, and ESPN. The subscription comes with unlimited cloud DVR storage, and there are no contracts or additional costs.
"As Spring Training begins, the owner of roughly half the league’s local broadcasters just triggered its own countdown towards bankruptcy" - tim_bays
Hulu+, fuboTV, Vidgo, SlingTV, and YouTube TV are other lucrative means to catch MLB spring training games before the kickoff of the 2023 season. All the services will require a paid subscription, so you'll have to empty your pockets if you plan to watch your favorite baseball players take to the field in the spring.