Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced on Monday that “Friday Night Baseball,” a weekly doubleheader available on Apple TV+, is set to return for the 2025 regular season on March 28.
The 2025 season of “Friday Night Baseball” kicks off on Friday, March 28. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET as the Baltimore Orioles host division rivals the Toronto Blue Jays. The second game of the opening doubleheader features the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, with coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Apple and MLB also announced the “Friday Night Baseball” game schedule for the first half of the season through June 27. The matchups include:
Friday, March 28
Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays
7:00 p.m. ET
New York Mets at Houston Astros
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, April 4
Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies
6:30 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, April 11
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
6:30 p.m. ET
Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, April 18
Minnesota Twins at Atlanta Braves
7:00 p.m. ET
Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays
7:00 p.m. ET
Friday, April 25
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Guardians
7:00 p.m. ET
Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants
10:00 p.m. ET
Friday, May 2
San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:30 p.m. ET
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, May 9
St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals
6:30 p.m. ET
San Francisco Giants at Minnesota Twins
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, May 16
Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
8:00 p.m. ET
Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres
9:30 p.m. ET
Friday, May 23
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
7:00 p.m. ET
Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals
8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, May 30
Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves
7:00 p.m. ET
New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers
10:00 p.m. ET
Friday, June 6
Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds
7:00 p.m. ET
Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers
7:00 p.m. ET
Friday, June 13
Los Angeles Angels at Baltimore Orioles
7:00 p.m. ET
San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks
9:30 p.m. ET
Friday, June 20
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
7:00 p.m. ET
Kansas City Royals at San Diego Padres
9:30 pm. ET
Friday, June 27
Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles
7:00 p.m. ET
St. Louis Cardinals at Cleveland Guardians
7:00 p.m. ET
“We’re thrilled to bring another season of ‘Friday Night Baseball’ to Apple TV+, with top-tier production quality that baseball fans love,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music, Apple TV+, Sports, and Beats. “This season, we’re excited to offer an amazing lineup of games with no blackouts, available across more devices than ever before.”
For the third 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). Lauren Gardner, Russell Dorsey, and Xavier Scruggs return to host live pre- and postgame coverage both in-studio and on the field. Additionally, Siera Santos will host select pregame shows and Rich Waltz will call select games.
Following opening day, 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 in the Apple TV app, including game recaps, classic games, highlights, interviews, and more.
Baseball fans will also be able to enjoy “Fight For Glory: 2024 World Series” on Apple TV+ — the first all-access docuseries exploring the dramatic, high-stakes world of the World Series where the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers battle to capture the most storied trophy in American sports. The new three-part documentary offers a never-before-seen view of each team’s journey through the postseason, with exclusive access to behind-the-scenes coverage and interviews with players, coaches, fans, journalists, and family members.
Apple TV+ subscribers can watch “Friday Night Baseball” on the Apple TV app, which comes preinstalled on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, as well as online at tv.apple.com. New for this season, Android users can download the Apple TV app from Google Play on Android mobile devices to subscribe to Apple TV+ and enjoy “Friday Night Baseball,” and Prime Video customers in the U.S., UK, and Canada can subscribe to Apple TV+ via Prime Video as an add-on subscription. The Apple TV app is also available on select smart TVs, including 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, including Sky Q, SK Broadband, and Comcast Xfinity. More information is available at apple.com/apple-tv-app.
