July 5, 2024
UPDATE
Apple and Major League Baseball reveal the schedule for July’s “Friday Night Baseball” lineup.
Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) have introduced the July game timetable for “Friday Night Baseball,” a weekly doubleheader accessible to Apple TV+ subscribers on Fridays throughout the 2024 regular season. Supporters in 60 countries and regions can relish two top-tier matchups over 26 weeks with no regional broadcast restrictions.
“Friday Night Baseball” showcases an exceptional ensemble of broadcast professionals in the commentator booths, featuring Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), Heidi Watney (sideline reporter), Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter). Former MLB umpires Ted Barrett, Brian Gorman, and Dale Scott provide insights on rules and calls every week. Details of announcer assignments will be revealed weekly.
Lauren Gardner leads the live pre- and postgame coverage alongside former MLB player and analyst Xavier Scruggs, and baseball journalist Russell Dorsey. On July 26, the pregame show for “Friday Night Baseball” showcasing the Rangers vs. Blue Jays and Dodgers vs. Astros games will air live from Minute Maid Park in Houston, featuring exclusive player interviews and more.
“Friday Night Baseball” is produced by the Emmy Award-winning production crew of MLB Network in collaboration with Apple’s live sports production unit, offering viewers an unparalleled viewing encounter. Each game incorporates cutting-edge cameras to deliver vivid live-action shots, along with immersive sound in 5.1 with Spatial Audio activated. “Friday Night Baseball” deploys drone cameras for stunning aerial stadium views, in addition to player mics and field-level mics to engulf fans in the gameplay and stadium ambiance. Audience in the U.S. and Canada can select to tune in to the audio of the home and away teams’ local radio broadcasts during “Friday Night Baseball” contests.1
In Apple Sports, enthusiasts can monitor MLB and their beloved MLB squads to access thorough MLB statistics and scores. Apple Sports is a new no-cost application for iPhone that enables sports aficionados to access real-time scores, statistics, and more.2 Crafted for speed and simplicity, the application’s tailored experience spots users’ cherished leagues and teams at the forefront, showcasing an intuitive interface formulated by Apple.
Fans in the U.S. can indulge in the MLB Big Inning whip-around show presenting live look-ins and in-game highlights every evening, and a jam-packed itinerary of MLB-associated content on Apple TV+, including Countdown to First Pitch, MLB Daily Recap, and MLB This Week. Fans can also unlock supplementary MLB programming free of cost in the Apple TV application, comprising of condensed game summaries post the culmination of the live “Friday Night Baseball” transmissions each week, timeless games, highlights, interviews, and more.
This season, DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS once again acts as the exclusive nationwide home of “Friday Night Baseball” for commercial entities in the U.S. DIRECTV disseminates all the thrills to its network of over 300,000 eateries, bars, hotel lounges, retail outlets, and other venues across the regular season employing existing satellite apparatus.
In Apple News, spectators can effortlessly track the league and their preferred teams in the MLB feed, and view personalized MLB highlights directly in the News application. Every Friday, fans can also seize a handpicked selection of the most thrilling tales from around the league, and tap to stream “Friday Night Baseball” directly from the Apple TV app with an Apple TV+ subscription. In Apple Music, fans can locate special sanctioned playlists highlighting the walk-up tunes from each week’s teams, along with an assortment of iconic melodies celebrating baseball.
Apple TV+ subscribers can observe “Friday Night Baseball” on the Apple TV application, which comes preinstalled on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, in addition to online at tv.apple.com. The Apple TV application is also accessible on select intelligent televisions, encompassing Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony, TCL, VIZIO, and others; Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices; PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles; Chromecast with Google TV; and set-top boxes, comprising of Sky Q, SK Broadband, and Comcast Xfinity. Further details can be explored at apple.com/apple-tv-app. Fans can track the progress of every game this MLB season right from their iPhone Lock Screen with Live Activities.3 Moreover, utilizing the multiview feature on Apple TV 4K tools and iPad, fans can stream up to four concurrent feeds, incorporating “Friday Night Baseball” matchups, Major League Soccer fixtures, and select MLS and MLB live shows.4
July’s “Friday Night Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV+
Friday, July 5
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
7 p.m. ET
Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds
7 p.m. ET
Friday, July 12
Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays
6:30 p.m. ET
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
8 p.m. ET
Friday, July 19
Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays
7 p.m. ET
San Diego Padres at Cleveland Guardians
7 p.m. ET
Friday, July 26
Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros
8 p.m. ET
Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays
7 p.m. ET
Pricing and Availability
Apple TV+ is attainable for $9.99 (U.S.) monthly with a seven-day free trial. For a finite period, qualified purchasers of a new Apple device can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ complimentary.
- Audio transmissions for the Los Angeles Angels are exclusive only for the team’s home matches. In Canada, radio broadcasts are solely available for Toronto Blue Jays home games.
- Apple Sports comes without charge for users in the U.S., the U.K, and Canada, and is on hand for all iPhone models operating iOS 17.2 or later.
- Live Activities is compatible with iOS 16.1 and later versions.
- Multiview is supported on iPad (7th generation) or subsequent generations.
