With expectations higher around this Mariners team than any other this decade, it makes sense that fans want to know how to watch their hometown nine this season. Frustratingly, despite the early announcement of a new streaming option, details about the cable situation for non cord-cutters have been thin on the ground. Finally, we have some clarification on the eve of Opening Day. Mariners games will indeed be available on both Comcast/Xfinity and Charter/Spectrum cable in the Seattle/Tacoma area,
but now we have an exact channel listing.
Xfinity: channel 1261
Spectrum: channel 414
While there was no announcement about DirecTV, this post indicates it will remain on channel 687.
If you had the ability to get Mariners games in the past, the games should still be part of your cable package. If you tune into these channels as a test and don’t get anything today, don’t fret; they’ll only be live during game time. RIP to Root Sports and the pre-game Mariners content where we learned about players’ first baseball gloves and the like, I guess.
You can also of course follow the team in-market with Mariners.TV as a streaming option. Out-of-market fans, as in years past, can watch on MLB.TV. All the various options are described here. [Pro tip: if you are a T-Mobile subscriber, you can get MLB TV free through March 31st by downloading the T-Life app.] On your smart TV, download the MLB app; you can access the games from there. If you can’t figure out how to do that, try an Amazon Fire Stick/Chromecast or similar and connect it through the HDMI port. I use the app on my LG TV, but I hear the external connection is more reliable.
And for those of you who love that old-time magic of a radio broadcast, the Mariners will continue to be on their flagship station Seattle Sports 710 with all the radio voices you know and love, including Rick Rizzs in his final season.
There are a few exceptions to the MLB TV/Mariners TV lineup. Two Mariners games will be broadcast exclusively on Apple TV’s “Friday Night Baseball” this year, and four on Peacock, taking over the Sunday Night Baseball broadcast. There are also a pair of games on whatever “ESPN Unlimited” is; I have a request in with the team to clarify if that will be exclusive for ESPN+ subscribers, available on cable, or will be broadcast on Mariners TV still. This story will be updated with clarification.
- March 27th vs. the Guardians (Apple TV, 6:45)
- March 29th vs. the Guardians (Peacock, 4 PT)
- April 11th vs. the Astros (ESPN Unlimited)
- April 14th at the Padres (ESPN Unlimited)
- May 1st vs. the Royals (Apple TV, 6:45 PT)
- May 17th, Padres at Mariners (Peacock, 4 PT)
- July 5th, Blue Jays at Mariners (Peacock, 5 PT)
- August 16th, Mariners at Astros (NBC/Peacock, 4 PT)
There are also a handful of Mariners games on MLB Network this year, but those games will still be broadcast on Mariners TV. Similarly, the games on TBS (March 31st vs. the Yankees) and FOX/FS1 (April 18th vs. the Rangers; April 27th at the Twins; May 11th at the Astros; May 16th vs. San Diego, May 23rd at the Royals; July 18th vs. the Giants; July 25th at the Rangers; August 1st vs. the Twins). All dates are subject to change.
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