Opening Day has finally arrived for the 2022 MLB Regular Season. Originally, the opening pitch of the season was going to be another chapter in the historic Yankees-Red Sox rivalry; however, due to inclement weather, the game was postponed until Friday. Now, the Cubs will host the Brewers to start the season.
Opening Weekend 2022 will be home to 9 nationally broadcasted games across ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN2, Apple TV+, and FS1. Cord cutters can find out how to watch all of Opening Day and the Week 1 action below.
MLB Start Times and Channels
Thursday, April 7 (Opening Day)
| Game | Time (ET) | Network |
| Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | 2:20 PM | Bally Sports Wisconsin, Marquee Sports Network |
| NY Mets 5 at Washington Nationals 1 | 4:05 PM | ESPN+, SportsNet New York, MASN |
| Cleveland Guardians 1 at Kansas City Royals 3 | 4:10 PM | Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | 4:15 PM | AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, Bally Sports Midwest |
| Cincinnati Reds 6 at Atlanta Braves 3 | 8:00 PM | ESPN2, Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Southeast |
| Houston Astros 3 at LA Angels 1 | 9:38 PM | AT&T SportsNet Southwest, Bally Sports West |
| San Diego Padres 2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 4 | 9:40 PM | Bally Sports San Diego, Bally Sports Arizona |
Friday, April 8
| Game | Time (ET) | Network |
| Boston Red Sox at NY Yankees | 1:05 PM | NESN, YES Network |
| Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers | 1:10 PM | ESPN+, NBC Sports Chicago, Bally Sports Detroit |
| Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs | 2:20 PM | Bally Sports Wisconsin, Marquee Sports Network |
| Oakland Athletics at Philadelphia Phillies | 3:05 PM | NBC Sports California, NBC Sports Philadelphia |
| Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Rays | 3:10 PM | MASN, Bally Sports Sun |
| Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins | 4:10 PM | Root Sports Northwest, Bally Sports North |
| LA Dodgers at Colorado Rockies | 4:10 PM | Spectrum SportsNet LA, AT&T Sportsnet Rocky Mountains |
| Miami Marlins at San Francisco Giants | 4:35 PM | Bally Sports Florida, NBC Sports Bay Area |
| NY Mets at Washington Nationals | 7:05 PM | Apple TV+, SportsNet New York, MASN |
| Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays | 7:07 PM | Bally Sports Southwest, SportsNet |
| Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves | 7:20 PM | Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Southeast |
| Houston Astros at LA Angels | 9:38 PM | Apple TV+, AT&T SportsNet Southwest, Bally Sports West |
| San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks | 9:40 PM | Bally Sports San Diego, Bally Sports Arizona |
Saturday, April 9
| Game | Time (ET) | Network |
| Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Rays | 1:10 PM | MASN, Bally Sports Sun |
| Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers | 1:10 PM | NBC Sports Chicago, Bally Sports Detroit |
| Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins | 2:10 PM | Root Sports Northwest, Bally Sports North |
| Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals | 2:15 PM | AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, Bally Sports Midwest |
| Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs | 2:20 PM | Bally Sports Wisconsin, Marquee Sports Network |
| NY Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays | 3:07 PM | Bally Sports Southwest, SportsNet |
| Oakland Athletics at Philadelphia Phillies | 4:05 PM | NBC Sports California, NBC Sports Philadelphia |
| Miami Marlins at San Francsico Giants | 4:05 PM | Bally Sports Florida, NBC Sports Bay Area |
| Boston Red Sox at NY Yankees | 4:05 PM | FS1, NESN, YES Network |
| Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals | 4:10 PM | Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Kansas City |
| NY Mets at Washington Nationals | 7:05 PM | SportsNet New York, MASN |
| Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves | 7:20 PM | Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Southeast |
| LA Dodgers at Colorado Rockies | 8:10 PM | ESPN+, Spectrum SportsNet LA, AT&T Sportsnet Rocky Mountains |
| San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks | 8:10 PM | Bally Sports San Diego, Bally Sports Arizona |
| Houston Astros at LA Angels | 9:07 PM | AT&T SportsNet Southwest, Bally Sports West |
Sunday, April 10
| Game | Time (ET) | Network |
| Oakland A’s at Philadelphia Phillies | 1:05 PM | NBC Sports California, NBC Sports Philadelphia |
| Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Rays | 1:10 PM | Bally Sports Sun, MASN-2 |
| Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers | 1:10 PM | NBC Sports Chicago, Bally Sports |
| NY Mets at Washington Nationals | 1:35 PM | SNY, MASN-2 |
| Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves | 1:35 PM | Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Southeast |
| Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays | 1:37 PM | Bally Sports Southwest, TSN |
| Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals | 2:10 PM | Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins | 2:10 PM | Root Sports, Bally Sports North |
| Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals | 2:15 PM | AT&T Sportsnet-Pittsburgh, Bally Sports Midwest |
| Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs | 2:20 PM | Bally Sports Wisconsin, Marquee Sports |
| LA Dodgers at Colorado Rockies | 3:10 PM | AT&T Sportsnet-Rocky Mountains, Spectrum Sportsnet |
| Miami Marlins at San Francisco Giants | 4:05 PM | Bally Sports Florida, NBC Sports Bay Area |
| Houston Astros at LA Angels | 4:07 PM | AT&T Sportsnet-Southwest, Bally Sports |
| San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks | 4:10 PM | Bally Sports Arizona, Bally Sports San Diego |
| Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees | 7:08 PM | ESPN, NESN, YES Network |
How to Watch Live MLB Games
With a full schedule of MLB games across the country, fans have plenty of choices for watching each game, from the opening pitch to the final at-bat.
- Apple TV+: Friday Night Baseball will air exclusively on Apple TV+ throughout the 2022 season. Cord cutters will be able to watch MLB games on the platform and, for a limited time, without a subscription. All you will need is an internet connection and any device that supports the platform. To unlock everything Apple TV+ has to offer, such as hit movies and shows, a monthly subscription is just $4.99/month after a 7-day free trial.
- Peacock: Peacock will exclusively stream 18 MLB Sunday morning games this season. Peacock Premium offers live sports for $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year; upgrade to an ad-free experience with Peacock Premium Plus for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year. See the full list of games airing exclusively on Peacock here.
- MLB.tv: Fans can watch live games from their favorite out-of-market teams with one of the packages provided by MLB.tv. For a limited time, MLB.tv is offering a $10 discount on select plans. For $109.99/yr. ($119.99 regular price) fans can watch all the games from an out-of-market team with Single Team. Catch every game from every out-of-market team for only $24.99/mo. with Monthly. For the best value, stream every out-of-market team via the Yearly package for only $129.99/yr. ($139.99 regular price).
- ESPN+: Watch select Spring Training games on ESPN+ for $6.99 per month, or save over 15% with an ESPN+ Annual Plan at $69.99 per year. Upgrade to the Disney Bundle and enjoy ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ for only $13.99 per month.
- YouTube: The MLB’s Youtube channel will be streaming select games throughout the season which are known as the “MLB Game of the Week on Youtube.”
- AntennaWeb is a great tool you can use to see what FOX channel is available in your area with an antenna.
Subscribers to live TV streaming services can check out our chart below to see if your service will be streaming the upcoming season.
| Team | Channel | DIRECTV STREAM | fuboTV | Hulu with Live | Sling Orange | Sling Blue | YouTube TV |
| $69.99/mo. | $69.99/mo. | $69.99/mo. | $35/mo. | $35/mo. | $64.99/mo. | ||
| ESPN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| ESPN2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| FS1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| FOX | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| MLBN | ✔ | + $11 | + $11 | + $11 | ✔ | ||
| TBS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh | $89.99 | ✔ | ||||
| Colorado Rockies | AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain | $89.99 | ✔ | ||||
| Houston Astros | AT&T SportsNet Southwest | $89.99 | ✔ | ||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Bally Sports Arizona | $89.99 | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | Bally Sports Detroit | $89.99 | |||||
| Miami Marlins | Bally Sports Florida | $89.99 | |||||
| Cleveland Guardians | Bally Sports Great Lakes | $89.99 | |||||
| Kansas City Royals | Bally Sports Kansas City | $89.99 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | Bally Sports Midwest | $89.99 | |||||
| Minnesota Twins | Bally Sports North | $89.99 | |||||
| Cincinnati Reds | Bally Sports Ohio | $89.99 | |||||
| San Diego Padres | Bally Sports San Diego | $89.99 | |||||
| Atlanta Braves | Bally Sports South | $89.99 | |||||
| Texas Rangers | Bally Sports Southwest | $89.99 | |||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | Bally Sports Sun | $89.99 | |||||
| Los Angeles Angels | Bally Sports West | $89.99 | |||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | Bally Sports Wisconsin | $89.99 | |||||
| Washington Nationals | MASN/MASN2 | $89.99 | |||||
| Chicago Cubs | Marquee Sports Network | $89.99 | ✔ | ||||
| San Francisco Giants | NBC Sports Bay Area | $89.99 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Oakland Athletics | NBC Sports California | $89.99 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Chicago White Sox | NBC Sports Chicago | $89.99 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | NBC Sports Philadelphia | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Boston Red Sox | NESN | $89.99 | ✔ | ||||
| Seattle Mariners | Root Sports Northwest | $89.99 | ✔ | ||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Spectrum SportsNet LA | $89.99 | |||||
| New York Mets | SportsNet NY | $89.99 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| New York Yankees | YES Network | $89.99 |
Prices listed for services requiring an upgraded plan or an add-on to receive that channel
*Due to the MLB’s blackout restrictions, local fans may not have access to all games as coverage varies based on location.