Yeah...whoever wrote that for Yahoo has to be incorrect...or I am misunderstanding what he was trying to say?
MLB: ***2026 MLB Season Thread***
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I think they are just wrong. I just checked MLBTV and there are a handful of teams that do have some in-market packages, but the traditional blackout rules are still in effect for most teams.
Yep...just did the same thing...so far all of my same teams are blacked out...although 2 of them are playing each other.
Pathetic what MLB is doing to the long-term prospects of the game. You don't generate enthusiasm for your sport by shutting people out.
There shouldn't be any confusion as to where and when the games are available but confusion is rampant. We have a neighbor who thinks they are getting MLB.TV games free this season, to include the Cardinals who are "in-market". But I don't think that's true. I think we are going to have to subscribe to a network to see all their games this year (we didn't have to before). We'll see.
There shouldn't be any confusion as to where and when the games are available but confusion is rampant. We have a neighbor who thinks they are getting MLB.TV games free this season, to include the Cardinals who are "in-market". But I don't think that's true. I think we are going to have to subscribe to a network to see all their games this year (we didn't have to before). We'll see.
Agree...I think they were going to be available but some Midwest teams signed with FanDuel...so you have to use their app. The White Sox app is nice but we have free over-the-air access to the Chicago teams' (not Cubs) channel in Cedar Rapids so I am not going to pay more to stream it on my phone. I do have MLB.TV so I will watch other teams play instead.
LOL...I am a White Sox fan all my life...and NO...I can't explain the plan...because it surely seems there isn't one!
I looked at the White Sox roster and felt like I was watching "Major League"...who the **** are these guys?!
They didn't sign with FanDuel, it is the continuation of the current contracts from Bally's buying the RSNs. It has just been rebranded as FanDuel TV.
I thought they broke their contracts via Bally's bankruptcy and they they re-upped? I am sure I misunderstood...but at one point all of the Bally's teams minus the Braves maybe were going to be distributed via MLB.TV and they one-by-one they all started reaching agreements with an "RSN".
Maybe they did. It's still a crap show regardless. I think you can get some of the FanDuel stuff as an addon with Prime.
The White Sox (Blackhawks and Bulls too) new channel did make a deal with DirecTV...Fubu too but that is it. Otherwise you have to buy their app or live in a community that has free over-the-air reception like Cedar Rapids. Des Moines has the Chicago Sports Network over the air as well...
We're mainly talking about MLB TV streaming service. You can get all out of market games on it. The problem is, if you are in Iowa, you are in the home market of KC, Stl, Min, ChC, ChW, and Mil. It makes it not a great value at all for any of those teams.
Sounds like MLB.TV is down for most people watching right now...UGH...MLB gets so little right these days!
Even the audio isn't working for me (And a few others I've checked in with).
MLB is THE WORST at marketing their product. And even worse about keeping people who WANT to watch from being able to.
I would pay $300 or so a year if it meant I could watch every game for every team with no blackouts.
I would pay $300 or so a year if it meant I could watch every game for every team with no blackouts.
