Baseball was originally scheduled to start in May, but the coronavirus pandemic made that impossible. Now that games are scheduled to start up again, we've updated our guide to streaming MLB baseball.

As of July 23, 2020, baseball is finally back! Baseball teams are playing their home games in their home stadiums (without fans), and they'll be on all the same streaming services and TV networks as usual. That means the tips below are still up to date! Grab a skinny bundle and get ready to take yourself out to the (virtual) ballgame. Be sure to keep an eye out for discounts on MLB.TV, too — it's already on sale for the shortened season.

For the latest on MLB's return, including any future delays or changes that could impact your streaming experience, check back here or head to our How to Watch Sports Without Cable During the Coronavirus page, which covers all the major sports and leagues you care about.

Baseball is BACK, baby! After way, way too long, our national pasttime is returning triumphantly to the ballparks of North America — and to television, too. But what is a cord cutter to do when the games are on cable? Can you watch baseball without cable? We're so glad you asked. Sit back and relax, because we're here to show you how to watch MLB games without cable.

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What channel is the MLB game on?

There are some very cost-effective ways for cord cutters to enjoy live TV broadcasts without cable. Several of the options that we'll lay out below involve finding live TV networks without having to pay big cable bills. But which networks should we find? Here are the channels we'll be on the hunt for.

Fox : This over-the-air network is home to the World Series, among other big-time games.

This over-the-air network is home to the World Series, among other big-time games. FS1: Not all of the MLB goodness fits on Fox's flagship network. Expect to see some games bumped to FS1, a network station.

Not all of the MLB goodness fits on Fox's flagship network. Expect to see some games bumped to FS1, a network station. TBS: TBS offers nationally televised baseball and is a must-have for the playoffs.

TBS offers nationally televised baseball and is a must-have for the playoffs. ESPN: ESPN airs nationally televised baseball games throughout the season. The TV events include the popular Sunday Night Baseball broadcast.

ESPN airs nationally televised baseball games throughout the season. The TV events include the popular Sunday Night Baseball broadcast. Regional sports networks (RSNs): The most important networks in the baseball world are the so-called “regional sports networks,” or RSNs. Some of these are owned by big broadcasters, and others are run by the teams themselves. But however you slice it, networks like Fox Sports Midwest, NESN, SNY, and YES are must-haves for baseball fans who want to follow their local teams.

Not all of our MLB-without-cable solutions will involve live television networks per se, but many will, so it's a good things that we know what we're dealing with.

How to watch MLB online and over the air without cable

Figuring out how to watch MLB games without cable is made a bit tricky by a few factors.

For one thing, as we just established, not all MLB games are on the same channel. As a consequence, you'll have different options for watching different games. ESPN and Fox are among the channels that broadcast games nationally; Fox is available for free over the air in many regions, but ESPN is not. Your local team, if you have one, is likely to be on a regional sports network. Out-of-market games are not available on cable, so learning how to watch baseball without cable is actually the only way to watch those!

So our list here will feature a few different types of options. But a few are similar enough to merit a bit of a collective explanation here. Live TV streaming services, sometimes called “skinny bundles,” occupy the first several spots on our list. These services offer live network television stations at a lower cost than cable. They often include local broadcasts from the major networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC) and regional sports networks, but there's a catch: access to such local live streams varies by market. Luckily, it's easy to check and see what's available in your are without paying, because the live TV streaming services on our list offer risk-free free trials.

Again, the list below will start out with those live TV streaming services, and will then move on to other options, including MLB.TV. With that as introduction, lets move on and see how to watch baseball without cable.