Apple TV unveils August ‘Friday Night Baseball’ schedule

Apple and Major League Baseball have announced the August schedule for Friday Night Baseball, with Apple TV set to stream another month of weekly doubleheaders featuring the Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Mariners, Cubs, Cardinals, and more. Here are the details.

‘Friday Night Baseball’ August schedule revealed

Earlier today, Apple and MLB unveiled Friday Night Baseball’s August schedule, which Apple TV subscribers in 60 countries and regions can watch every Friday throughout the month.

As Apple noted, the schedule is “highlighted by several marquee matchups, including the latest chapter in two of baseball’s most iconic rivalries.” Here’s the full schedule for the month:

August 7

Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers, 8 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners, 9:30 p.m. ET

August 14

St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs, 2 p.m. ET
New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays, 7 p.m. ET

August 21

Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles, 7 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers, 8 p.m. ET

August 28

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, 7 p.m. ET
Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays, 7 p.m. ET

Here’s Apple on what baseball fans can expect from next month’s broadcasts:

For the fifth 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) with Rich Waltz, who will join the broadcast team to call select games during the season. Game-by-game announcer assignments will be revealed weekly. The “Friday Night Baseball” pregame shows will be hosted by Lauren Gardner, former MLB All-Star player Eric Hosmer, and insider Russell Dorsey.

Apple also says fans in the U.S. and Canada will be able to listen to home and away local radio broadcasts during Friday Night Baseball games, depending on availability. In Canada, that option is limited to Toronto Blue Jays home games.

To learn more about the August “Friday Night Baseball” schedule, follow this link.

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