Apple TV’s “Friday Night Baseball” MLB doubleheader series returns for its fifth season with the opening game of a 25-week slate on Friday, March 27. Live game coverage, which is produced by MLB Network’s Emmy Award-winning production team in partnership with Apple’s live sports production team, will once again feature enhanced production quality, expert commentary, and no local broadcast restrictions.
Additionally, throughout the 2026 season, iPhones will be further integrated into the broadcast camera lineup for select games after debuting on the final Friday of the 2025 MLB regular season.
“‘Friday Night Baseball’ on Apple TV continues to elevate how fans experience the game,” says Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music, Apple TV, Sports, and Beats. “With cutting-edge production — including the integration of iPhone to capture immersive new perspectives — and a full season of marquee matchups available without local broadcast restrictions, we’re delivering a modern, premium broadcast experience designed for fans everywhere.”
For the fourth straight season, “Friday Night Baseball” games will be called by broadcast teams Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), and Heidi Watney (sideline reporter); and Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter) with Rich Waltz, who will join the broadcast team to call select games during the season.
Beginning opening day on March 26, fans in the U.S. can enjoy the MLB Big Inning whip-around show, featuring live look-ins and in-game highlights every weeknight, and a full slate of MLB-related content on Apple TV, including Countdown to First Pitch, MLB Daily Recap, and MLB This Week. Fans can also access MLB programming free on the Apple TV app, including game recaps, classic games, highlights, interviews, and more.
‘Friday Night Baseball’, iPhone 17 Pro Recognized by National Baseball Hall of Fame
On the final Friday of the 2025 MLB regular season, Apple TV introduced iPhone 17 Pro into the live production workflow of “Friday Night Baseball,” marking the first time iPhone has been integrated into a live professional sports broadcast as a primary camera.
The milestone broadcast at Boston’s Fenway Park — where the Red Sox clinched a postseason berth with a thrilling walk-off win over the Detroit Tigers — has since been recognized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which added one of the authenticated iPhone devices to its permanent collection in Cooperstown, New York. Read more on the Hall of Fame website.
Throughout the 2026 season, iPhone will be further integrated into the broadcast camera lineup for select games.
How to Watch Friday Night Baseball’ and More Ways to Follow
Apple TV subscribers can watch “Friday Night Baseball” on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL, and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for $12.99 per month with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers.¹ For a limited time, eligible customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac can receive three months of Apple TV at no charge. Visit apple.com/tvpr for the full list of supported devices.
Subscribers can also access Apple TV shows and live sports programming through Prime Video subscriptions, Roku premium subscriptions, Comcast Xfinity, DIRECTV, and other platforms.
DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS will offer access to Apple TV’s live sports programming — including “Friday Night Baseball,” all MLS matches, and F1 in the U.S. — to its network of more than 300,000 sports bars, restaurants, hotels, and other commercial establishments.
EverPass is offering commercial establishments access to stream Apple TV’s live sports programming — including “Friday Night Baseball,” MLS, and F1 in the U.S. — through the EverPass Core package for new and existing customers.
Fans can follow teams throughout the season with the free Apple Sports app for iPhone, where available. The app displays a user’s favorite leagues and teams, with scores, stats, standings, and game information for the MLB season. Users can navigate between scores and upcoming games and access play-by-play information and stats. Through Live Activities, Apple Sports provides real-time score and play-by-play updates to a user’s iPhone Lock Screen and Apple Watch. Game Card Sharing lets fans share information about any game. Apple Sports also syncs with favorites selected within the My Sports experience, including on the Apple TV app and in Apple News.
In Apple News, fans can follow the league and their favorite teams in the MLB feed and watch MLB highlights. Each Friday, fans can access a curated selection of stories from around the league.
In Apple Music, fans can find playlists featuring the walk-up songs from each week’s teams, as well as a collection of songs associated with baseball.
2026 “Friday Night Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV
Friday, March 27
Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
8:15 p.m. ET
Cleveland Guardians at Seattle Mariners
9:45 p.m. ET
Friday, April 3
Milwaukee Brewers at Kansas City Royals
7:45 p.m. ET
Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks
9:45 p.m. ET
Friday, April 10
Los Angeles Angels at Cincinnati Reds
6:45 p.m. ET
San Francisco Giants at Baltimore Orioles
7:15 p.m. ET
Friday, April 17
Tampa Bay Rays at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:45 p.m. ET
Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
7:15 p.m. ET
Friday, April 24
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
7:15 p.m. ET
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers
10:15 p.m. ET
Friday, May 1
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:45 p.m. ET
Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners
9:45 p.m. ET
Friday, May 8
Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians
7:15 p.m. ET
St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
9:45 p.m. ET
Friday, May 15
Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers
6:45 p.m. ET
New York Yankees at New York Mets
7:15 p.m. ET
Friday, May 22
Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs
2:20 p.m. ET
Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles
7:15 p.m. ET
Friday, May 29
Minnesota Twins at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:45 p.m. ET
Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers
10:15 p.m. ET
Friday, June 5
Cleveland Guardians at Texas Rangers
8:15 p.m. ET
Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
8:15 p.m. ET
Friday, June 12
Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds
7:15 p.m. ET
Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
7:15 p.m. ET
Friday, June 19
St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals
8:15 p.m. ET
Minnesota Twins at Arizona Diamondbacks
9:45 p.m. ET
Friday, June 26
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
7:45 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres
9:45 p.m. ET