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Apples live streaming of Friday night baseball games will start during the very first weekend of the MLB season. On Tuesday the tech huge revealed the initial 12-week schedule for its new MLB collaboration, with the first doubleheader set for April 8 featuring the New York Mets at Washington Nationals at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) followed by the Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels at 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. PT). Apple states these video games, as well as all matchups it airs during the very first 12 weeks of the baseball season, will be offered to “anyone with internet access, free of charge, just on Apple TV Plus.” Apple Television Plus is the businesss streaming video service and a rival to Disney Plus, Netflix and HBO Max. It typically runs $5 monthly for access to its library television shows and films, though with its MLB deal the iPhone-maker is branching off into the world of live sports. Apple has Apple TV Plus apps for its own iPhone, iPad, Macs and Apple TVs and likewise makes Apple television apps for competing platforms including Googles Android TV and Google TV, Roku, Amazon Fire television along with Samsung and LGs respective wise TV operating systems. It does not, however, have an app for Android phones and tablets, and it remains to be seen if the company will enable baseball fans on those devices to access these video games. Apple likewise has actually not said which broadcasters will be calling the games, though in its release it assures that “presentation details including extra video game schedules through the regular season, broadcast teams, production improvements, and pre- and post-game protection” will be revealed “at a later date.” CNET has actually connected to Apple for additional information and will update if they respond. Below is the full schedule for Apples very first 12 weeks of baseball video games (all times ET). Friday, April 8New York Mets at Washington Nationals7 p.m. ETHouston Astros at Los Angeles Angels9:30 p.m. ETFriday, April 15Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox7 p.m. ETCincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers10 p.m. ETFriday, April 22St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds6:30 p.m. ETTexas Rangers at Oakland Athletics9:30 p.m. ETFriday, April 29New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals8 p.m. ETWashington Nationals at San Francisco Giants10 p.m. ETFriday, May 6Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox7 p.m. ETTampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners9:30 p.m. ETFriday, May 13San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves7 p.m. ETChicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks9:30 p.m. ETFriday, May 20St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates6:30 p.m. ETTexas Rangers at Houston Astros8 p.m. ETFriday, May 27Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox7 p.m. ETToronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels9:30 p.m. ETFriday, June 3Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees7 p.m. ETAtlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies8:30 p.m. ETFriday, June 10Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins8 p.m. ETNew York Mets at Los Angeles Angels9:30 p.m. ETFriday, June 17Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros8 p.m. ETCleveland Guardians at Los Angeles Dodgers10 p.m. ETFriday, June 24Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals8 p.m. ETDetroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks9:30 p.m. ET
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Friday, April 8New York Mets at Washington Nationals7 p.m. ETHouston Astros at Los Angeles Angels9:30 p.m. ETFriday, April 15Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox7 p.m. ETCincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers10 p.m. ETFriday, April 22St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds6:30 p.m. ETTexas Rangers at Oakland Athletics9:30 p.m. ETFriday, April 29New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals8 p.m. ETWashington Nationals at San Francisco Giants10 p.m. ETFriday, May 6Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox7 p.m. ETTampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners9:30 p.m. ETFriday, May 13San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves7 p.m. ETChicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks9:30 p.m. ETFriday, May 20St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates6:30 p.m. ETTexas Rangers at Houston Astros8 p.m. ETFriday, May 27Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox7 p.m. ETToronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels9:30 p.m. ETFriday, June 3Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees7 p.m. ETAtlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies8:30 p.m. ETFriday, June 10Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins8 p.m. ETNew York Mets at Los Angeles Angels9:30 p.m. ETFriday, June 17Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros8 p.m. ETCleveland Guardians at Los Angeles Dodgers10 p.m. ETFriday, June 24Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals8 p.m. ETDetroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks9:30 p.m. ET
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