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In addition to two marquee games on Friday nights throughout the regular season, fans in the US and Canada can enjoy new 24/7 live programming with MLB game replays, news and analysis, highlights, classic games, and more. Users can find step-by-step instructions to access “Friday Night Baseball” across devices. Scheduled games are available to anyone with internet access, for free, only on Apple TV+.

“Friday Night Baseball” live pre- and postgame coverage will be hosted by Lauren Gardner, along with a rotating group of analysts and former Major League Baseball (MLB) players, including Carlos Peña, Cliff Floyd, and Yonder Alonso.

In her new role with “Friday Night Baseball,” Newman becomes the second woman to lead play-by-play duties for a national broadcast team she joined the Baltimore Orioles’ broadcast team in 2020. Game assignments for “Friday Night Baseball” broadcasters will be announced on a weekly basis. ET and Stephen Nelson (play-by-play), Hunter Pence (analyst), Katie Nolan (analyst), and Heidi Watney (reporter) comprise the crew that will call the Houston Astros at the Los Angeles Angels game at 9:30 p.m.
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Fans can access “Friday Night Baseball” games and additional content, including new exclusive programs such as “Countdown to First Pitch” and “MLB Daily Recap,” beginning today in the Apple TV app.īeginning Friday, April 8, the broadcast team of Melanie Newman (play-by-play), Chris Young (analyst), Hannah Keyser (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (reporter) will call the New York Mets at the Washington Nationals at 7 p.m. And, in a first for MLB games, “Friday Night Baseball” will feature rules analysis and interpretation from former MLB umpire Brian Gorman.Īpple introduces broadcasters and production details for “Friday Night Baseball,” beginning April 8 only on Apple TV+Īpple today announced the lineup of broadcasters and production enhancements for “Friday Night Baseball,” which leads off tomorrow, April 8, only on Apple TV+. Throughout the “Friday Night Baseball” broadcasts, fans can enjoy on-screen callouts about batters’ walk-up songs from Apple Music, test their knowledge of baseball trivia with help from Siri, and more.
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“Friday Night Baseball” will also incorporate new on-screen graphics that include innovative new probabilities-based forecasts of different situational outcomes, plus highlights and live look-ins from around the league integrated right into the broadcast. Each game broadcast will employ state-of-the-art cameras, including high-speed Phantoms, the high-resolution Megalodon, and more throughout the season to present vivid, live-action shots, and offer immersive sound in 5.1 with spatial audio enabled. 2 Dodgers vs.Produced by MLB Network’s Emmy Award-winning production team in partnership with Apple, “Friday Night Baseball” will offer a modern and dynamic broadcast experience that appeals to new viewers and veteran fans alike. Diamondbacks: Clinched NL wild-card spot.Orioles: Clinched AL East, home-field advantage through ALCS.Braves: Clinched NL East, home-field advantage throughout playoffs.The Angels saw their playoff hopes dashed in a dismal August, culminating in finally shutting Shohei Ohtani for the season. The Padres, Yankees, Mets and Cardinals - all playoff teams in 2022 and expected contenders in 2023 - had disappointing years that ended with the regular season. The 2023 MLB playoff picture is also notable for who is not in it. Here's a complete look at the 2023 MLB playoff schedule.

The Braves, Dodgers, Orioles and Astros all have byes to the LDS round, which starts on Saturday (Oct. Seven teams (Braves, Dodgers, Orioles, Rays, Twins, Brewers and Phillies) had their playoff spots secured well in advance of Saturday's Clinchapalooza.
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The 2023 MLB playoffs get started Tuesday with four Wild Card Series matchups: Rays-Rangers, Twins-Blue Jays, Phillies-Marlins and Brewers-Diamondbacks. Five teams clinched playoff spots on Saturday night, and the matchups were finalized on Sunday as the Astros jumped the Rangers to win the AL West. October is here and the postseason bracket is set for Major League Baseball.
