It has been one of, if not the most asked question of the off-season: “How can I watch the Atlanta Braves this year?”
If you are rising from a Winter hibernation, ready to join the land-of-the-baseball-living just in time for Opening Day, here’s the executive summary of what has happened with Braves’ broadcasts since that sunny Sunday in September when Charlie Morton started the final game of Atlanta’s 2025 regular season.
- Main Street Sports Group (MSSG) – the company behind the regional sports channel known to Braves fans as FanDuel Sports Network – has been unable to find a buyer and missed payments to teams impacting MLB, NBA and NHL franchises whose games are/were carried on the network.
- The MLB teams, including the Braves, whose broadcasts were carried by MSSG opted out of their broadcast agreement for 2026.
- The Braves were amongst several clubs to ultimately announce the would produce their own broadcasts.
- The Braves announced BravesVision as the name of its new broadcast, which will return most of the broadcasters and behind-the-scenes staff who worked Braves games last year. It will also include pre- and post-game shows as part of each broadcast.
Here is the meat-and-potatoes of the announcement, if you missed it, as Braves.tv
is now the way that viewers in “Braves Country” can stream games in-market without blackouts. That means every game not carried by a national exclusive rights holder will be available. Up to 18 games per team can be optioned as an exclusive to networks like TBS, ESPN, NBC, FOX, Apple TV, etc, but other than those games, the rest will be on Braves.tv in-market. Some answers to questions about that:
- What areas are considered in-market for the Braves? Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and western North Carolina.
- What about the other areas of the country? Braves games are available on MLB.tv, as they have been, and are subject to blackouts based on the “local” blackout rules, same as last year.
- Is Braves.tv a stand-alone site? No, it is part of MLB.tv, which is now owned by ESPN.
- I live in-market, can I just sign-up for the overall MLB.tv package and watch the Braves? No, you have to add Braves.tv on top of the MLB.tv package, if you want to watch Braves game and other MLB teams via the service. If you just want the Braves, you can opt just for Braves.tv.
- How much does Braves.tv cost? It is $99.99 for the season or $19.99 per month.
Here’s another big question leading up to Opening Day: Where can I watch the Braves without having to buy a streaming package?
That’s a great question – and one with still a considerable amount of unknowns. Here’s a breakdown of what is known as of late in the evening on March 24.
- Will games be available over-the-air? Yes. The Braves and Gray Media will broadcast select number of games (total number of games and schedule not available as of this writing) via Gray Media’s over-the-air channels in the Braves home market again this season. This does include Opening Day. A list of Gray Media television stations broadcasting Braves games is available here.
- Will the Braves be carried on my local cable carrier or satellite provider? Yes? Maybe? Probably? As of this writing, the Braves have only announced a major carriage agreement with Spectrum to carry BravesVision in-market games on their service. Smaller services may have an agreement, but have not made as a formal announcement, but updates may be on the Braves’ official page or their list of exact channels here.
- Agreements for BravesVision to be carried via DirecTV, Dish, Xfinity, Comcast and others still have not been announced, yet.
- Does this mean I can’t watch the Braves on my current provider this season? The Braves are likely to work out an agreement with all the major carriers – but it means that as of this writing, no formal agreement is in place. It also isn’t yet known if an agreement with those providers could require and up-grade from a “base” package to get the BravesVision network.
- So the Braves will not be on FanDuel Sports Network this season? No. Those channel are likely to end broadcasting after the conclusion of the NBA and NHL regular season, unless MSSG finds a buyer. Regardless, that will not impact the Braves in 2026.
- I don’t have cable or satellite nor will I sign-up for Braves.tv. How can I watch or listen to the Braves? The Braves Radio Network will continue to broadcast every game and the network of stations can be found here. Otherwise, you may be relegated to national broadcasts or over-the-air, if you are in-market.
Things aren’t as simple as they were with then-Braves owner Ted Turner put the Braves on TBS and made them available across-the-country. But, with BravesVision, a new generation of fans will be able to access the team via streaming without restrictions in-market for the first time, ever. Braves.tv is also offering a free, seven-day trail, which may be a requirement if you still have traditional cable or satellite and an agreement with your provider isn’t in place prior to Opening Day.
A reminder that Atlanta Braves game previews, game live threads and game recaps for all Braves games can be found on Battery Power throughout the season.
