Somebody has to pay the salaries of Major League Baseball players, and new rates show that fans who watch baseball on TV will be at the head of the line.
A report on Outkick said that pulling together all the pieces currently in play would mean that a fan wanting to stream all nationally televised baseball games next season would cost $103.94 per month.
Outkick broke that down as follows: Peacock (NBC games): $10.99 per month; Fox One: $19.99 per month; Netflix: $22.99 per month; ESPN DTC: $29.99 per month; HBO Max (TBS games): $9.99 per month; Apple TV+ (Friday night games and possibly Sunday night games): $9.99 per month.
If the rumors about Apple and Netflix are true, it will cost fans $103.94 per month to stream all MLB games next season.https://t.co/BEq25xCwui
— OutKick (@Outkick) August 14, 2025
In analyzing the cost figures, Outkick’s Bobby Burack wrote, “MLB risks pricing fans out by distributing games so broadly.”
Burack noted that when it comes to TV, “streaming is now arguably more expensive for sports fans than cable.”
Giving everyone a piece of the pie could turn out to be bad business, he argued.
New MLB TV Rights Could Cost Streamers Over $100 A Month Next Season https://t.co/vwOOUudb2l
— Generalissimo Illegal Neanderthal ????????✝️ (@rayrothfe) August 15, 2025
“Moreover, leagues like MLB risk diminishing their value to media partners by fragmenting their broadcast windows between multiple services,” he wrote.
“Broadcast corporations don’t just pay for TV ratings anymore — they’re also banking on sports leagues driving subscribers to their streaming platforms. But how many people will sign up for Apple or ESPN DTC to watch one game a week, when that game is just part of a season split among several outlets?” he wrote.
@1053SS Shan, this is how you kill a sport
starting next season,
Peacock (NBC games): $10.99/mo
Fox One: $19.99/mo
Netflix: $22.99/mo
ESPN DTC: $29.99/mo
HBO Max (TBS games): $9.99
Apple TV+ $9.99/mo
That’s $103.94 per month—just to stream baseball.— oleg zeltser (@OlegZeltser) August 15, 2025
The NFL is not exactly a bargain for TV fans, either.
Outkick said an NFL fan who wanted to stream every game of the 2025 season would fork over $671.64, or $111.94 per month.
When USA Today crunched the numbers, it estimated the total for the full NFL season would be between $811 and $883.
Between this, watching every NFL game, ESPN+ and MLBTV, it costs $1500+ a year to have unlimited games at your disposal. ???? pic.twitter.com/TqIXzQPyOo
— Cummings (@cummings75) August 14, 2025
Although baseball on TV is pricey, Action Network noted that the price of attending a game makes it look cheap.
The estimate for a family of four to go to Fenway Park to watch the Boston Red Sox is $366.71, while visiting the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium is $355.66. That’s based on four general tickets, two beers, two soft drinks, four hot dogs, and parking.
At the low end of the estimates for four people to see a game are the Arizona Diamondbacks at $157.59 and the Miami Marlins at $160.22.
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