How to Watch the San Diego Padres Live Without Cable

The MLB season is here, and you don’t need an expensive cable package to watch your favorite team. This guide will let you know which streaming services you can use to watch the San Diego Padres without cable.

Which Channels Show San Diego Padres Games?

This depends on where you live. If you live in the San Diego Padres market, games are primarily broadcast on DIRECTV STREAM and Fubo. Formally, Bally Sports San Diego was the home of the Padres, but the RSN wasn’t able to pay for the team’s rights.

If you don’t live in the Padres TV market, you can watch games with MLB.TV. The service allows subscribers to stream out-of-market MLB games live or on-demand on their favorite supported devices. (Note that blackout and other restrictions apply, based on geography, so be sure to check the restrictions for your zip code on the website before starting your subscription.)

Fans that live in-market can find live Padres games on Padres.TV via MLB.TV, which will air all games that aren’t nationally exclusive.

Nationally televised games will be available on ESPN, FOX, FS1, and TBS. The chart below shows which streaming services carry each of those channels. Some games this season will also stream on Apple TV+ and Peacock.

Streaming San Diego Padres Live Without Cable

DIRECTV STREAMFuboHulu + Live TVSling TVYouTube TV
Padres Games
ESPN
FOX
FOX Sports 1
TBS

How to Watch the San Diego Padres on DIRECTV STREAM

On DIRECTV STREAM, you can watch San Diego Padres games on Fox, FS1, and ESPN with the Entertainment plan after a 5-day free trial. However, to add in-market games to your lineup, you’ll need to upgrade to the Choice package.

The DIRECTV STREAM Choice package comes with over 105 channels, including ACC Network, Big Ten Network, Golf Channel, NBA TV, and more.

A DIRECTV STREAM subscription comes with unlimited DVR storage. Subscribers can watch on an unlimited number of screens on their home network.

Sign up for DIRECTV STREAM

How to Watch the San Diego Padres on Fubo

On Fubo, you can watch San Diego Padres games on Fox, FS1, and ESPN with the Pro plan after a free trial. The plan includes live in-market games,

Fubo also offers the MLB Network in its Fubo Extra add-on which allows baseball fans to watch out-of-market games, including around 150 regular-season games, and game highlights. 

The Fubo Pro plan includes over 110 channels and is known for being a sports-centered streaming service. The channel lineup includes FS1, FS2, NFL Network, Big 10 Network, and more.

Both the Pro and Elite plans on Fubo come with 1000 hours of Cloud DVR storage and allow users to stream on unlimited screens simultaneously. 

Sign up for Fubo

How to Watch the San Diego Padres on Hulu + Live TV

On Hulu + Live TV, you can watch San Diego Padres games on Fox, FS1, TBS, and ESPN with the base plan.

Hulu + Live TV has over 95 channels to watch live sports, news, events, and more. The lineup includes FS1, FS2, NFL Network, Big Ten Network, TBS, SEC Network, and more.

Hulu + Live TV also has a sports add-on package with NFL RedZone, Outdoor Channel, MAVTV, and more for an additional monthly fee.

Hulu + Live TV subscribers have access to unlimited DVR and the Disney Bundle of Hulu’s library, Disney+, and live sports on ESPN+ for no additional charge. A Hulu + Live TV subscription allows you to watch on up to two screens at a time, but you can upgrade to unlimited screens for an additional monthly fee.

Sign up for Hulu + Live TV

How to Watch the San Diego Padres on Sling TV

With Sling TV, you can watch San Diego Padres games on ESPN with a Sling Orange subscription and on FS1 with a Sling Blue subscription. MLB Network is available with Sling’s Sports Extra add-on.

A Sling Orange + Sling Blue subscription for gives you access to over 40 channels including NFL Network, Stadium, TNT, and more. 

Sling subscribers receive 50 hours of free DVR storage. The DVR Plus can be added for an additional monthly fee to receive 200 hours of storage. With Sling Orange, you’ll be limited to watching on one screen at a time. With Sling Blue, you can watch on up to 3 screens at once. And with a combination of Sling Orange + Sling Blue, you’ll be able to watch on up to 4 screens simultaneously. 

Sign up for Sling TV

How to Watch the San Diego Padres on YouTube TV

YouTube TV subscribers can watch San Diego Padres Athletics games on Fox, FS1, TBS and ESPN, all included with the base package.

A YouTube TV subscription gives users access to over 100 channels, including MLB Network, NBA TV, NFL Network, SEC Network, and more.

YouTube TV also has a sports add-on package that comes with NFL RedZone, Outside TV, Players TV, Fox Soccer Plus, and more.

Every YouTube TV subscriber gets Unlimited Cloud DVR storage, and users can stream on up to 3 devices simultaneously.

Sign up for YouTube TV

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