During the “Peek Performance” event, Apple announced Friday Night Baseball would be coming to Apple TV+. With MLB games starting this Friday, the company finally unveiled its production details and broadcast team. In addition, new exclusive programs such as Countdown to First Pitch and MLB Daily Recap are also coming to the streaming service.
According to Apple, beginning tomorrow, the broadcast team of Melanie Newman (play-by-play), Chris Young (analyst), Hannah Keyser (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (reporter) will call the New York Mets at the Washington Nationals at 7 p.m. ET; Stephen Nelson (play-by-play), Hunter Pence (analyst), Katie Nolan (analyst), and Heidi Watney (reporter) comprise the crew that will call the Houston Astros at the Los Angeles Angels game at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Game assignments for Friday Night Baseball broadcasters will be announced on a weekly basis. In her new role with Friday Night Baseball, Newman becomes the second woman to lead play-by-play duties for a national broadcast team; she joined the Baltimore Orioles’ broadcast team in 2020.
Friday Night Baseball live pre and postgame coverage will be hosted by Lauren Gardner, along with a rotating group of analysts and former Major League Baseball (MLB) players, including Carlos Peña, Cliff Floyd, and Yonder Alonso.
Produced by MLB Network’s Emmy Award-winning production team in partnership with Apple, “Friday Night Baseball” will offer a modern and dynamic broadcast experience that appeals to new viewers and veteran fans alike. Each game broadcast will employ state-of-the-art cameras, including high-speed Phantoms, the high-resolution Megalodon, and more throughout the season to present vivid, live-action shots, and offer immersive sound in 5.1 with spatial audio enabled. “Friday Night Baseball” will also incorporate new on-screen graphics that include innovative new probabilities-based forecasts of different situational outcomes, plus highlights and live look-ins from around the league integrated right into the broadcast.
MLB programs for Apple TV+ users to take advantage of
Baseball fans in the US and Canada will also be able to enjoy new 24/7 live programming with MLB game replays, news and analysis, highlights, classic games, and more. Here are the exclusive programs:
- Each Thursday, fans can tune in to Countdown to First Pitch for a preview o the week’s upcoming games;
- Every morning, MLB fans can watch to MLB Daily Recap for highlights from across the league;
- MLB Big Inning whip-around show features live look-ins and in-game highlights every weeknight.
Additionally, MLB fans will be able to watch full games as well as condensed game replays, on-demand on Apple TV+ after the completion of the live broadcasts each week.
Apple will offer up to two games every Friday alongside these exclusive programs. As of right now, anyone can watch Friday Night Baseball. An Apple TV+ subscription will be required at a later date.
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