Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) have announced the July schedule for Friday Night Baseball, a weekly doubleheader streaming on Apple TV+ throughout the 2025 regular season. Fans in over 60 countries and regions can watch two featured games each Friday—with no local broadcast restrictions.
July “Friday Night Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV+
Friday, July 4
- St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 p.m. ET
- Los Angeles Angels at Toronto Blue Jays – 7:07 p.m. ET
Friday, July 11
- Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers – 7:10 p.m. ET
- Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels – 9:38 p.m. ET
Friday, July 18
- No games scheduled
Friday, July 25
- Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees – 7:05 p.m. ET
- Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals – 8:10 p.m. ET
The July 4 doubleheader opens with a historic rivalry between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Later in the month, the New York Yankees, led by reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge, face the Philadelphia Phillies and two-time NL MVP Bryce Harper in a major interleague showdown.
Expert Commentary and Advanced Production
Each week features a professional broadcast team, including Wayne Randazzo and Alex Faust (play-by-play), analysts Dontrelle Willis and Ryan Spilborghs, and sideline reporters Heidi Watney and Tricia Whitaker. Studio coverage will be hosted by Siera Santos, Russell Dorsey, and Xavier Scruggs.
Produced by MLB Network and Apple’s live sports team, each broadcast uses high-end cameras, immersive 5.1 surround sound, and Spatial Audio. Player and field microphones enhance the in-game experience. Viewers in the U.S. and Canada can also choose to listen to local home or away radio broadcasts.
Additional Content and Features for Fans
In the U.S., Apple TV+ subscribers can also watch MLB Big Inning, a nightly whip-around show with live look-ins and highlights. Additional shows such as Countdown to First Pitch, MLB Daily Recap, and MLB This Week are also available. Fans can access extra content for free through the Apple TV app, including game recaps, classic games, interviews, and highlights.
The free Apple Sports app for iPhone helps fans follow real-time scores, stats, and standings. It also provides play-by-play updates, betting odds, and syncs with users’ favorite teams across Apple TV and Apple News. With iOS 18 and watchOS 11, the app adds Live Activities for every MLB game and allows users to share game cards across platforms.
On Apple News, fans can get personalized MLB highlights and follow their favorite teams. Every Friday, a curated selection of top league stories is also featured. Meanwhile, Apple Music offers exclusive playlists with players’ walk-up songs and classic baseball anthems.
How to Watch
Friday Night Baseball can be streamed on the Apple TV app, available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro, as well as online at tv.apple website. For the first time, Android users can download the Apple TV app from Google Play to subscribe and watch.
Apple TV+ is also available via Prime Video in the U.S., UK, and Canada as an add-on channel. Viewers can access it on a wide range of devices including smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Sony, and others), Roku, Fire TV, PlayStation, Xbox, and set-top boxes like Comcast Xfinity and Sky Q.
For commercial venues across the U.S., Friday Night Baseball is available through DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS, covering over 300,000 restaurants, bars, hotels, and retail spaces nationwide.
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