Optimism reigns supreme as spring training continues. With teams looking to lock in their rotations and young players trying to secure a roster spot, baseball fans will get their first-look at the upcoming season.
The 2022 season concluded with the Houston Astros defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. After a wild offseason, Houston has the best odds to win the Fall Classic, followed by the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Atlanta Braves. Opening Day is just around the corner (Thursday, March 30, to be exact), with the Braves/Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants/Yankees games scheduled to open the season at 1:05 p.m. ET.
Get excited because baseball is (almost) back! Here’s how to watch MLB spring training games live online.
A complete schedule can be found on the MLB website.
Nationally televised spring training games will air on ESPN and the MLB Network. You can also stream out-of-market games live or on-demand on MLB.TV, while many local games will air across various regional providers (SNY for the Mets, YES Network for the Yankees). Detailed spring training 2023 streaming info can be found below.
If you have a valid cable login, you can watch various spring training games live on ESPN, Watch ESPN, or the ESPN app. You can also stream ESPN live with an active subscription to fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling TV, or DIRECTV STREAM.
You can stream MLB Network live with a valid cable login in the United States via MLB.TV, the MLB app, and MLBNetwork.com. The channel is also available on fuboTV, DIRECTV STREAM, and Sling TV (via the $11/month Sports Extra add-on).
You can stream many out-of-market MLB games live or on-demand via MLB.TV. Available for $149.99 a year or $24.99 a month (or $129.99/year for a single team), the MLB streaming service offers over 250 spring training games. A free trial is available for eligible subscribers.
Nope. Unfortunately, YouTube TV recently dropped MLB Network. The channel is no longer available on the streamer.