Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez (#11) points while standing on the field. (📸 Photo courtesy of Covering the Corner)
| ● Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Highlights:
- Fox's 2026 Major League Baseball regular season coverage continues with a day/night doubleheader on Saturday, April 4, on Fox and FS1.
- Several teams that appeared in the 2025 MLB Postseason play this weekend across Fox Sports platforms, including the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, & the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers play Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals at 2:00 PM ET (1:00 PM CT) on FS1.
- The teams that battled for the 2016 World Series championship duke it out in primetime when Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs clash with Steven Kwan and the Cleveland Guardians at 7:00 PM ET on Fox.
- Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves pay a visit to the desert to compete against Ketel Marte and the Arizona Diamondbacks at 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM MST) on Fox.
Seven-time MLB All-Star José Ramírez leads the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians (3-2) into a primetime showdown against Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs (2-2) on Saturday, April 4 at 7:00 PM ET on Fox, highlighting Fox's three-game lineup for this upcoming Saturday. Adam Amin (play-by-play), MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz (analyst), and Ken Rosenthal (reporter) will call Cubs-Guardians.
Brewers vs. Royals — Saturday, 2:00 PM ET on FS1
FS1 gets the honor of leading off Fox's MLB coverage this Saturday afternoon as Brice Turang and the Milwaukee Brewers (3-1) travel to Kansas City for an interleague matchup against Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (2-2) on Saturday, April 4 at 2:00 PM ET (1:00 PM CT) on FS1. Connor Onion (play-by-play) teams up with analyst Dontrelle Willis (analyst) to call Brewers-Royals. Keep in mind that this game is starting two hours earlier than normal due to Saturday's 2 p.m. ET game being the first game of a Saturday day/night doubleheader caused by Friday's rainout.
William Contreras and the Brew Crew are currently engaged in a six-game homestand to kick off the 2026 season. Recently, Milwaukee successfully swept the Chicago White Sox in a three-game weekend series, starting the new season on a positive note. Brewers shortstop Joey Ortiz has made an impression early, entering this week's games with a remarkable .455 batting average and driving in three runs thus far this season. As of March 31, the Brewers share first place in the National League Central with the Cincinnati Reds.
After facing two losses against Atlanta at the beginning of 2026, Kansas City has bounced back with two consecutive victories — a 4-1 win over the Braves on Sunday and a 3-1 win over the Twins during their home opener on Monday. The Royals aim to establish a postseason strategy following their absence from the playoffs last year. Three players — Maikel Garcia, Kyle Isbel, and Bobby Witt Jr. — currently lead the team in hits, each with four. The Royals stand in a tie with the Tigers (2-2) for second place in the AL Central, trailing Brayan Rocchio and the Cleveland Guardians (3-2) by just half a game.
Baseball Night in America: Cubs vs. Guardians or Braves vs. Diamondbacks — Saturday, 7:00 PM ET on Fox
"Baseball Night in America," Fox Sports' popular weekly Saturday MLB primetime series, makes its return on Saturday, April 4. The show features two regional broadcasts scheduled for the primetime window, starting at 7:00 PM ET. Fans can look forward to either the game between the Cubs and Guardians or the matchup between the Braves and Diamondbacks. To find out which game will air in your local area this Saturday, be sure to check your local listings or refer to this article for more details.
The majority of the nation will tune in to watch the matchup between the Cubs and the Guardians, while a select group of viewers will enjoy the game featuring Drake Baldwin and the Atlanta Braves as they visit Geraldo Perdomo and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Cubs (2-2) are in the midst of a six-game home stretch to kick off 2026 regular season play. This past weekend, the Cubs dropped two out of three in a series against CJ Abrams and the Washington Nationals. Cubs LF Ian Happ has already homered three times over the first few games of this 2026 season. Cubs P Matthew Boyd has collected seven punch-outs thus far. The Cubs are tied for second place in the tightly packed NL Central, alongside the St. Louis Cardinals (2-2).
The Guardians (3-2) continue their seven-game season-opening West Coast road trip, with stops in Seattle and Los Angeles. The Guardians faced Cal Raleigh and the defending AL West champion Seattle Mariners over at T-Mobile Park in the opening series, splitting the four-game series (with Cleveland wins on Thursday and Saturday). On Monday night, the Guardians defeated the Dodgers, 4-2, handing the defending two-time World Series champion their first loss of the season. Guardians RF Chase DeLauter has been smacking home runs with great regularity, already having four round trippers to his name when the season less than a week old.
National League foes get together at Chase Field in Phoenix, as Michael Harris II and the Atlanta Braves (3-1) oppose Corbin Carroll and the Arizona Diamondbacks (1-3) on Saturday, April 4 at 7:00 PM ET on Fox. Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and Tom Verducci (analyst) will call Braves-Diamondbacks.
Following a series win over the Kansas City Royals and this early-week series against the Athletics, the Braves (3-1) are set to travel to the West Coast for a early-season six-game road trip, with three games in Phoenix vs. Diamondbacks and three games in Anaheim against the Angels. On Monday, the Braves blanked the Athletics, 4-0, thanks to Mauricio Dubón's three timely hits (adding 3 runs batted in the process). Braves 2B Ozzie Albies leads the team with a batting average of .333 through four games. Atlanta shares a first-place lead in the NL East, alongside the Mets (3-1), Nationals (3-1), & Marlins (3-1).
The Arizona Diamondbacks (1-3) are back at the friendly confines of Chase Field in Phoenix, following a series sweep at the hands their arch-rival Los Angeles Dodgers, to start the 2026 campaign. Saturday's game vs. Atlanta serves as one of the seven consecutive home games that the D'Backs have during this homestand. The Diamondbacks defeated the Tigers, 9-6, on Monday thanks to Corbin Carroll's first homer of the season. Arizona is two games behind the Dodgers for first place in the NL West. Currently, the Diamondbacks are tied for first place in the NL West division, alongside the Giants (1-3), Padres (1-3) & Rockies (1-3).
For additional information about the 2026 MLB on Fox Schedule and 2026 MLB on FS1 Schedule, please consult the links displayed in the "Links Mentioned" section. Also, you can find the weekly 506 Sports Maps that are used to create these articles each week.
Links Mentioned 🔗:
. » 2026 MLB on Fox Schedule: https://tamirmoore.blogspot.com/2026/01/2026-mlb-on-fox-schedule.html
. » 2026 MLB on FS1 Schedule: https://tamirmoore.blogspot.com/2026/01/2026-mlb-on-fs1-schedule.html
. » 506 Sports Maps: https://506sports.com/mlb.php?yr=2026&wk=2
This week's MLB regular season schedule for Fox and FS1, alongside regionalization splits for Saturday's Fox primetime window, can be found below:
- MLB on Fox: On Deck | MLB Broadcast Schedule & Regionalization (Fox) | Saturday, April 4, 2026
⏵ 2:00 PM ET [originally scheduled for 4:00 PM ET] (FS1):
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| ● Milwaukee Brewers at Kansas City Royals — Connor Onion, Dontrelle Willis (called off-monitor) — FS1
- Distribution: National
- 100% of Markets Include: ALL
⏵ 7:00 PM ET (Fox):
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| ● Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Guardians — Adam Amin, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal — Fox
- Distribution: Primary (Most Stations) | including 🔴 Alaska & 🔴 Hawaii
- 60% of Markets Include: Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Louisville, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Spokane, St. Louis, Tulsa
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| ● Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks — Brandon Gaudin, Tom Verducci — Fox
- Distribution: Regional (Select Markets)
- 40% of Markets Include: Albany, Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Jacksonville, Memphis, Miami, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Norfolk, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh, Richmond, Scranton, Tampa, Tucson, Washington D.C., West Palm Beach
🢒 UPDATES:
● Baltimore, MD: ATL-ARI to CHC-CLE (Fri.) — 0.920%
- ✲ In the Salt Lake City area (0.927% ∼ 1%), the Cubs-Guardians game will air on ION TV as the local Fox station (KSTU) will be airing a Utah Mammoth NHL game instead.
- 🞹 Note: This week's MLB schedule and announcing assignments on Fox and FS1 are subject to change without notice.
|| 🛈 Sources: SportsLogos.Net, 506 Sports, & FOX Sports Press Pass ||
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