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A general view of Wrigley Field before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers on Opening Day at Wrigley Field on April 07, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
How do I know where my game is?
Having more to watch also means finding your game may be more difficult. The just-concluded NCAA men’s basketball semifinals and final used to air on CBS. This year they were on TBS. Hulu and ESPN+ stream National Hockey League games. But ABC, ESPN and TNT broadcast NHL games you might see through your cable package.
The best way may be to conduct a basic Google search. When it comes to baseball, cable TV and DirecTV remain the most reliable way to watch your local team, Swann says. They are the most likely to carry your regional sports network compared with other options.
“But if you go with cable or DirecTV, you’ll have to pay their prices, which are more than what live streaming services charge,” he says.
Die-hard baseball fans willing to cut the cord and give up other pay TV services may find it’s worth spending $139.99 annually to get the MLB.tv streaming subscription. The service lets you watch live and on-demand home and away broadcast feeds for every Major League game with one big catch: Unless you’re out of town, your home-market games are blacked out.
That may be too expensive if you’re more of a casual baseball fan or have limited income. Do you subscribe to the baseball package and give up, say, your $19.99 a month premium Netflix subscription, or perhaps your $14.99 a month tab to watch HBO Max in 4K without ads?
The NBA sells League Pass subscription packages to watch all its live basketball games for one team for $13.99 a month, with certain blackout restrictions, or $29.99 a month to stream all the teams ad free, again with restrictions.
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