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QUICK READ 10 July 2024

Apple and Major League Baseball announce August “Friday Night Baseball” schedule

Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced the August game schedule for “Friday Night Baseball”, a weekly double-header available to Apple TV+ subscribers on Fridays (US Eastern Daylight Time) throughout the 2024 regular season. Fans in 60 countries and regions can enjoy two marquee match-ups over 26 weeks with no local broadcast restrictions. 
“Friday Night Baseball” features an exceptional group of broadcast talent in the announcer booths, including Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), Heidi Watney (sideline reporter), Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst) and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter). Ted Barrett, Brian Gorman and Dale Scott — all former MLB umpires — break down rules and calls each week. Game assignments for announcers will be shared on a weekly basis.
Lauren Gardner hosts live pre- and post-game coverage, along with former MLB player and analyst Xavier Scruggs, and baseball journalist Russell Dorsey.
“Friday Night Baseball” is produced by MLB Network’s Emmy Award–winning production team in partnership with Apple’s live sports production team, bringing viewers an unparalleled viewing experience. Each game features state-of-the-art cameras to present vivid live-action shots, along with immersive sound in 5.1 with Spatial Audio enabled. “Friday Night Baseball” utilises drone cameras for beautiful aerial stadium shots, as well as player mics and field-level mics to immerse fans in the gameplay and stadium atmosphere. Fans in the US and Canada have the option to listen to the audio of the home and away teams’ local radio broadcasts during “Friday Night Baseball” games.1
Apple TV+ subscribers can watch “Friday Night Baseball” on the Apple TV app, which comes pre-installed on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac, as well as online at tv.apple.com/au. The Apple TV app is also available on popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony, TCL and others; Fetch TV, Telstra TV, Hubbl, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices; Chromecast with Google TV; and PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles. More information is available at apple.com/au/apple-tv-app. Fans can follow the action of every game this MLB season directly on their iPhone Lock Screen with Live Activities.2 And with the multiview feature on Apple TV 4K devices and iPad, fans can watch up to four simultaneous streams, including “Friday Night Baseball” games, Major League Soccer matches and selected MLS and MLB live shows.3

August “Friday Night Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV+ (US Eastern Daylight Time)      

Friday, 2 August
Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
6:30 pm ET
Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals
6:30 pm ET 
Friday, 9 August
Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins 
8 pm ET
Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers 
8:00 pm EDT 
Friday, 16 August
Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago Cubs
2 pm ET 
Seattle Mariners at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:30 pm ET 
Friday, 23 August
St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins
8 pm ET
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:30 pm ET 
Friday, 30 August
Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels 
9:30 pm ET
San Diego Padres at Tampa Bay Rays 
6:30 pm ET


Pricing and Availability
Apple TV+ is available for A$12.99 inc. GST per month with a seven-day free trial.4 You could get three months of Apple TV+ when you buy a new iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV or Mac.5 Apple TV+ requires a subscription.

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