How to Watch MLB Baseball Online for Free

Looking for a legal way to watch baseball online without an expensive cable TV subscription? These days, there are many great ways to enjoy MLB live stream action on your TV, phone, tablet, or computer at a fraction of the price of cable.

Currently, MLB TV coverage is spread across the following networks: ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, FOX, and FOX Sports 1. The good news is that there are cord cutting options out there that allow you to access nearly all the coverage from each channel, minus the cable contract.
Let’s take a look at the top legal MLB live stream options.

Get Your MLB Live Stream with Sling TV

Created by Dish Network, Sling TV is popular live streaming service that allows you to stream popular cable channels online without a cable subscription. Some of the most notable channels include AMC, TNT, CNN, HGTV and more…but for fans looking to watch baseball online, what you’ll really be interested to know is that Sling TV gives you access to ESPN, ESPN2, the WatchESPN app, and TBS in its Best of Live TV package for just $20 a month…without a contract.

Furthermore, Sling TV has just unrolled its new multi-stream beta package that includes FS1, regional FOX Sports networks (great for watching every game of your local MLB team in many markets across the country), and local FOX affiliates (select markets). This package of over 30 channels can be purchased on its own or added to the Best of Live TV bundle that has ESPN networks and other popular channels. Click here for more info on channel availability.

ESPN has a deal with the MLB which allows them to broadcast up to 90 regular season games per year, including Monday and Wednesday night games, as well as the “Sunday Night Baseball” franchise. They also have the rights to regular season tie breakers, as well as a single wild card game.

TBS broadcasts Sunday afternoon games during the last 13 weeks of the regular season. As for the postseason, each year TBS broadcasts one of the League Championship Series, two of the MLB Division Series, and one Wild Card Game.

That’s a whole lot of baseball and other content for only $20 per month. Want to watch all season long? Right now, if you sign up for 3 months of Sling TV, you can get a free Roku 2 or a Roku 3 streaming player for 50% off, which allows you to get your MLB live stream on your TV. Sling TV also offers a free 7-day trial if you want to give the service a test drive first.

Are you interested in watching all of your favorite MLB teams while you’re away from home but are worried about data overage fees on your mobile phone? If your carrier is T-Mobile, then this deal is for you! For $14/month, you get to watch ESPN, TBS, and other basic channels offered by Sling TV — that’s 30% off of the usual $20 monthly price. You can take advantage of this promotion for 12 months, and you can still cancel at anytime. Go here to sign into your T-Mobile account and learn more about this amazing deal.

MLB.TV Lets You Watch Baseball Online (Out-of-Market Only)

MLB.TV is the official streaming service of Major League Baseball. For $109.99 per year (or $24.99 per month if you choose month-to-month), you can live stream all out-of-market regular season MLB games. If you just want to follow one out-of-market team, you can do so for $84.99 a year. Keep in mind that games in your local market will be blacked out. This makes MLB.TV a great option for fans who live far from their favorite teams.

Want to watch the Playoffs? While the standard MLB.TV service doesn’t carry live streams of playoff games, it does allow you to watch all playoff games on demand, but not live. You can learn more about how to watch the MLB playoffs online here.

What devices is MLB.TV available on? Almost all of them! From the Roku 3 to Apple TV, most major streaming players allow you to watch an MLB live stream via MLB.TV. The app is also available on most mobile devices and tablets, as well as popular gaming consoles like Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

Learn more about MLB.TV here.

Watch Baseball Live for Free with an Antenna

FOX has a large contract with MLB as well, which is split up between their broadcast network and FOX Sports 1. To watch the games on FOX, all you need is a good antenna like the Mohu Leaf, and you’ll get 12 Saturday afternoon games throughout the season, the All-Star Game, and a Division Championship game (alternating each year). You can also watch the World Series for free in HD on FOX.

Want to live stream these games on a mobile device? If you have a Tablo DVR, you’ll be able to stream FOX’s MLB games to connected devices, regardless of where you are at the time. Just make sure you have paired your device with your Tablo before attempting to stream.