Current logo used for Apple TV+'s "Friday Night Baseball" broadcasts (2022-present). (Apple.com)
Monday, March 3, 2025
- Apple TV+ prepares for the fourth season of carrying an exclusive doubleheader on Friday evenings during the regular season.
- "Friday Night Baseball" makes season debut on Friday, March 28 with a doubleheader - Orioles visit the Blue Jays in Toronto (7:00 PM ET) and the Mets battle the Astros in Houston (8:00 PM ET).
- Apple TV+'s "Friday Night Baseball" primary commentator crews - Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), Tricia Whitaker (reporter)/Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst) & Heidi Watney (reporter) - return for the third consecutive season. Longtime MLB play-by-play broadcaster Rich Waltz to call select games as a play-by-play commentator.
- Lauren Gardner (host), Xavier Scruggs (analyst) and Russell Dorsey (analyst) to host pre-game and post-game coverage, with Siera Santos (host) scheduled to fill-in for Gardner for select Fridays during the season.
Hello, everyone! We learned today that Major League Baseball (MLB) and Apple officially revealed that "Friday Night Baseball", a weekly Friday doubleheader game package, will be returning for the 2025 season (the fourth consecutive season that Apple TV+ will be televising MLB games). Baseball fans all over the country can enjoy a pair of riveting matchups every Friday evening for 25 weeks during the regular season. These broadcasts will have a high production quality, a pair of dedicated broadcast crews, and zero restrictions for the participating teams from a local market standpoint.
The 2025 season of "Friday Night Baseball" begins on Friday, March 28, the first Friday night of the new season, with some of the league's biggest names scheduled to play in the national spotlight. Live game coverage begins at 7:00 PM (ET) when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays take on All-Star Adley Rutschman and the Baltimore Orioles in an American League East matchup. In the second game of the first Apple TV+ Friday doubleheader of the campaign, Juan Soto and his new-look New York Mets travel south to play Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros at 8:00 PM (ET).
The game schedule for the first several months of "Friday Night Baseball" on Apple TV+ through Friday, June 27 have been announced (you can find out which games are slated for a Friday night national broadcast between March and June towards the bottom of this article). Some of the important matchups include - a World Series rematch between the Yankees and the Dodgers, the Lone Star Showdown between the Astros and the Rangers & two games featuring the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers traveling to the East Coast (at Phillies & at Mets).
“We’re thrilled to bring another season of ‘Friday Night Baseball’ to Apple TV+, with top-tier production quality that baseball fans love,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music, Apple TV+, Sports, and Beats. “This season, we’re excited to offer an amazing lineup of games with no blackouts, available across more devices than ever before.”
For the third straight year, 'Friday Night Baseball" on Apple TV+ will have two separate commentary crews to work each game of the doubleheader. One broadcast team has of Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), Tricia Whitaker (field reporter). The another announcing crew features Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst) & Heidi Watney (field reporter). The studio team of host Lauren Gardner, analyst Russell Dorsey & analyst Xavier Scruggs are slated to return to provide pregame and postgame coverage throughout the season. Furthermore, host Siera Santos will sub for Gardner on select Friday nights and Rich Waltz will be used as an additional play-by-play commentator, replacing Faust or Randazzo, for select games this season.
"Friday Night Baseball" is produced in partnership between the MLB Network and Apple's live sports production team.
Apple TV+ subscribers can view "Friday Night Baseball" on the Apple TV app, which comes preinstalled on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Pro, as well as online at tv.apple.com.
The schedule for the 2025 edition of Apple TV+'s "Friday Night Baseball" package can be found below (see below the Note).
- Note: At the time of this article release, the game schedule from the season premiere on Friday, March 28 to late June (June 27) has been officially announced. Apple TV+ will announce additional game broadcasts for the remainder of the season (July through September) at a later date.
- MLB on Apple TV+: 2025 MLB Regular Season National Broadcast Schedule (Friday Night Baseball) | All Times ET and Subject to Change
* Friday, March 28
. Orioles at Blue Jays - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Mets at Astros - Apple TV+, 8:00 PM (ET) -
* Friday, April 4
. Dodgers at Phillies - Apple TV+, 6:30 PM (ET) -
. Rays at Rangers - Apple TV+, 8:00 PM (ET) -
* Friday, April 11
. Pirates at Reds - Apple TV+, 6:30 PM (ET) -
. Tigers at Twins - Apple TV+, 8:00 PM (ET) -
* Friday, April 18
. Twins at Braves - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Mariners at Blue Jays - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
* Friday, April 25
. Red Sox at Guardians - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Rangers at Giants - Apple TV+, 10:00 PM (ET) -
* Friday, May 2
. Padres at Pirates - Apple TV+, 6:30 PM (ET) -
. Cubs at Brewers - Apple TV+, 8:00 PM (ET) -
* Friday, May 9
. Cardinals at Nationals - Apple TV+, 6:30 PM (ET) -
. Giants at Twins - Apple TV+, 8:00 PM (ET) -
* Friday, May 16
. Astros at Rangers - Apple TV+, 8:00 PM (ET) -
. Mariners at Padres - Apple TV+, 9:30 PM (ET) -
* Friday, May 23
. Dodgers at Mets - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Diamondbacks at Cardinals - Apple TV+, 8:00 PM (ET) -
* Friday, May 30
. Red Sox at Braves - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Yankees at Dodgers - Apple TV+, 10:00 PM (ET) -
* Friday, June 6
. Diamondbacks at Reds - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Cubs at Tigers - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
* Friday, June 13
. Angels at Orioles - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Padres at Diamondbacks - Apple TV+, 9:30 PM (ET) -
* Friday, June 20
. Mets at Phillies - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Royals at Padres - Apple TV+, 9:30 PM (ET) -
* Friday, June 27
. Rays at Orioles - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Cardinals at Guardians - Apple TV+, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| ● Sources 🛈: Apple Newsroom
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