It's baseball season, and ESPN is taking the field once again to bring fans across the country some of the best games every week with Sunday Night Baseball. MLB fans will get to see many of the biggest players on national TV, including Jacob DeGrom, Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts, Aaron Judge, Max Scherzer and more.
ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, which has been a network staple for more than 30 years, is set to air 25 games throughout the season. It joins a lineup of nationally televised baseball games every week that includes MLB on TBS Tuesday Nights, Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV Plus, Fox Saturday Baseball and Sunday morning baseball on Peacock.
But we're focusing on Sunday Night Baseball, the capper to a week of action on the diamond from April to October. Here is everything that you need to know about how to watch Sunday Night Baseball.
How to watch Sunday Night Baseball
Sunday Night Baseball is an ESPN exclusive broadcast, meaning that you need to have access to the sports cable network if you want to tune in. The good news is that ESPN is widely available for TV viewers, whether you have cut the cord or have stuck with a traditional cable provider plan.
Most traditional pay-TV providers offer ESPN as part of their packages, though it never hurts just to confirm. If you're looking to make the move to a live TV streaming service but want to make sure you still can watch ESPN, four of the most popular services carry the network — FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. If you’re looking for the best deal out of those, Sling TV is the cheapest option at $40 per month.
Any of those options allow you to watch Sunday Night Baseball on your TV, but with a subscription to any of the above services you can also watch the weekly game on either ESPN.com or the ESPN app.
Sunday Night Baseball preview: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
Yankees vs Red Sox, one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports, needs next to no introduction. And even though it is still relatively early in the season, this game is always going to bring some intensity when it takes place on June 18 at Fenway Park in Boston.
The Yankees are currently third in the AL East, trying to keep pace with the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees offense has been middle of the road so far this season (ranking 14th in the league), but when they do score, it often comes vi the long ball, as they rank fourth in the league in total home runs and slugger Aaron Judge has hit 19 so far. The team's pitching has been stronger, with overall ERA ranking in the top five. Luis Severino is taking the mound for the Yankees on Sunday.
The Red Sox are bringing up the rear in the AL East right now and are a game under .500, but a series win could get them back into the thick of things. The Red Sox are scoring, ranking top eight in runs so far this season, but their pitching has let them down thus far, with the team's ERA in the 20s. One of their better pitchers is set to start on Sunday in James Paxton.
Sunday Night Baseball TV schedule
Eleven of the 25 games that are going to be a part of the Sunday Night Baseball schedule have been announced. The rest of the slate is going to be revealed as the season goes along, with official announcements of games coming at least two weeks before they're to be played.
Here is the announced schedule for Sunday Night Baseball:
- June 4: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 pm ET/4 pm PT
- June 18: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox, 7 pm ET/4 pm PT
- August 20: Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals, 7 pm ET/4 pm PT
Sunday Night Baseball key info
What time is Sunday Night Baseball?
Every game for Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN (as of publication) is scheduled to begin at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT.
What channel is Sunday Night Baseball on?
All Sunday Night Baseball games are going to air on ESPN, but that's not the only place you can find the weekly broadcast. A handful of the games are going to have the alternative KayRod Cast air simultaneously on ESPN2, while ESPN Deportes is going to offer the Spanish-language broadcast of the games.
Who are the Sunday Night Baseball commentators?
Karl Ravech, David Cone and Eduardo Perez are teaming back up as the broadcast team for Sunday Night Baseball, joined by Buster Olney as a dugout reporter. This is Ravech’s 30th year at ESPN.
While that trio is the main broadcast team for Sunday Night Baseball, there is also the KayRod Cast team presenting an alternative version of the game, featuring interviews and special commentary (like the ManningCast for Monday Night Football). Alex Rodriguez and Michael Kay host these special broadcasts.
