MLB Opening Day is always an exciting time. You feel so full of pride for your team and so full of hope that it will make it all the way as a new season of America's pasttime begins.
However, if you don't watch any of the action unfold, you won't be able to feel any of those feels. So give into FOMO, and do something about that, why don't you?
Though baseball has been around since the 19th century, technology has thankfully improved a lot since those days. You no longer have to actually experience a baseball game IRL to be able to see it.
The ways to watch a baseball game have even expanded beyond just listening to it on the radio or watching it on TV, you know. Now you can catch all of the magic of Opening Day from pretty much wherever you are. No excuses, mmmkay?
Unfortunately, if you're more of a casual baseball spectator, it can be a bit confusing and overwhelming to figure out how to watch your favorite team's opener. What games are on TV? Can you livestream any of them online for free? Is a paid subscription worth it?
If these are the questions that keep you up at night, you're in the right place. You'll find all the answers to your burning questions below and find the way to watch the MLB Opening Day 2015 games that's best for you.
National TV Broadcasts
Some but not all of the games on Opening Night on April 5 and Opening Day on April 6 will be broadcast nationally on either ESPN or ESPN2. These include:
- St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs, April 5 at 8:05 p.m. EST on ESPN2
- Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees, April 6 at 1:05 p.m. EST on ESPN
- New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals, April 6 at 4:05 p.m. EST on ESPN
- Cleveland Indians vs. Houston Astros, April 6 at 7:10 p.m. EST on ESPN
- San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, April 6 at 10:10 p.m. EST on ESPN2
If your favorite team isn't on here, be sure to check your local listings to catch the opener on a TV near you.
WatchESPN
If you're nowhere near a TV on Opening Day, you can still catch any of the games airing on one of ESPN's channels online or on a mobile device through WatchESPN, the sports network's streaming service. Just head over to WatchESPN online or access it through the app available on a variety of devices and enter your log-in credentials for your cable provider. Unfortunately, if you don't subscribe to a cable package that includes ESPN, you won't be able to use WatchESPN, but it's definitely a handy dandy option if you do.
Sling TV
There are several ESPN channels available on Sling TV, including ESPN and ESPN2, which will be broadcasting the MLB Opening Day games. If you just plan on watching the Opening Day games but probably not the rest of the regular season, Sling TV is definitely the way to go. Usually, $20 a month will allow you to stream the base package of channels that includes ESPN and ESPN2. However, if you sign up right now, you get a free seven-day trial, which is all the time you need to watch this year's Opening Day games.
MLB.TV
If you are all baseball all the time, you might want to consider investing in MLB.TV, MLB's official streaming platform. MLB.TV lets you stream every out-of-market, regular season MLB game, plus the All-Star game and the World Series. The basic package, which costs $19.99 per month or $109.99 a year, lets you watch live games that aren't affected by those dreaded blackout rules online. However, if you want to take your games on the go, you can upgrade to the MLB.TV Premium package, which lets you stream games on a bunch of devices, including your smartphone, Xbox and Roku. This subscription will cost you $24 per month or $129.99 per year.
MLB At Bat
MLB At Bat is the official app of MLB, and if you subscribe to MLB.TV Premium, you get a subscription to this app automatically, letting you watch every out-of-market, regular season game live. Otherwise, in order to access the premium features of this app, you have to pay $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year. However, you can still follow what goes down on Opening Day through the app, which lets you keep up with scores, schedules and news for free.
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