Apple and Major League Baseball announced the return of ‘Friday Night Baseball,’ a weekly doubleheader. The package will be available to Apple TV+ subscribers on Fridays throughout the 2024 regular season.
Fans will be able to see two marquee matchups over 26 weeks with no local broadcast restrictions. ‘Friday Night Baseball’ will begin on opening weekend of the 2024 season — Friday, March 29. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with the New York Yankees taking on the Houston Astros. And beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET, the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the St. Louis Cardinals.
Apple and MLB also announced the ‘Friday Night Baseball’ game schedule for the first half of the season, through June 28.
“We’re so excited to bring fans another great season of ‘Friday Night Baseball’ on Apple TV+,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Services in a release. “We have an outstanding lineup of games for Apple TV+ subscribers to watch across all their favorite devices, and an incredible group of talented broadcasters returning to bring fans closer to the games every week.”
‘Friday Night Baseball’ is bringing back all of their anouncers including 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).
Lauren Gardner also returns to host live pre- and postgame coverage, along with former MLB player and analyst Xavier Scruggs, and baseball journalist Russell Dorsey.
2024 ‘Friday Night Baseball’ Schedule on Apple TV+
Friday, March 29
New York Yankees at Houston Astros
8 p.m. ET
St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers
10 p.m. ET
Friday, April 5
New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds
6:30 p.m. ET
Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
8 p.m. ET
Friday, April 12
Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles
7 p.m. ET
Chicago Cubs at Seattle Mariners
9:30 p.m. ET
Friday, April 19
Texas Rangers at Atlanta Braves
7 p.m. ET
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants
10 p.m. ET
Friday, April 26
St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
7 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox
7:30 p.m. ET
Friday, May 3
San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies
6:30 p.m. ET
Toronto Blue Jays at Washington Nationals
6:30 p.m. ET
Friday, May 10
Arizona Diamondbacks at Baltimore Orioles
7 p.m. ET
Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels
9:30 p.m. ET
Friday, May 17
Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays
7 p.m. ET
Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians
7 p.m. ET
Friday, May 24
Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox
7 p.m. ET
Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox
7:30 p.m. ET
Friday, May 31
Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
7 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners
10 p.m. ET
Friday, June 7
Minnesota Twins at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:30 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees
7 p.m. ET
Friday, June 14
Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners
10 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Angels at San Francisco Giants
10 p.m. ET
Friday, June 21
Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies
6:30 p.m. ET
Atlanta Braves at New York Yankees
7 p.m. ET
Friday, June 28
Houston Astros at New York Mets
7 p.m. ET
San Diego Padres at Boston Red Sox
7 p.m. ET
