Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+ will be free for the first 12 weeks of the season

The deal between Apple TV+ and Major League Baseball was one of the unexpected twists of the “Peek Performance” event earlier this month. In short, Apple announced it will show Friday Night Baseball–a double-header of games live on Friday night with pre- and post-game shows. Apple said the games would be free to watch without an Apple TV+ subscription for a limited time.

On Tuesday, Apple announced the schedule for the first half of the season. These 12 weeks of games will all be free. Anyone with internet access can head to tv.apple.com or use any device with access to the TV app to watch the games and commentary shows. You do not need a subscription to Apple TV+ or even an Apple ID to tune in.

This isn’t the first time Apple has made such considerations. In 2020, shortly after acquiring the full Peanuts back-catalog, Apple made “A Charlie Brown Christmas” free to stream for several days as it would have been the first time since 1965 when the special did not air free on broadcast TV.

The Friday Night Baseball programming isn’t available everywhere, however. Only those in the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and the United Kingdom will have access.

Friday Night Baseball schedule

The schedule of games and times for the first 12 weeks are as follows:

Friday, April 8

New York Mets at Washington Nationals7 p.m. ET

Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels9:30 p.m. ET

Friday, April 15

Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox7 p.m. ET

Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers10 p.m. ET

Friday, April 22

St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds6:30 p.m. ET

Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics9:30 p.m. ET

Friday, April 29

New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals8 p.m. ET

Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants10 p.m. ET

Friday, May 6

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox7 p.m. ET

Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners9:30 p.m. ET

Friday, May 13

San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves7 p.m. ET

Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks9:30 p.m. ET

Friday, May 20

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates6:30 p.m. ET

Texas Rangers at Houston Astros8 p.m. ET

Friday, May 27

Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox7 p.m. ET

Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels9:30 p.m. ET

Friday, June 3

Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees7 p.m. ET

Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies8:30 p.m. ET

Friday, June 10

Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins8 p.m. ET

New York Mets at Los Angeles Angels9:30 p.m. ET

Friday, June 17

Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros8 p.m. ET

Cleveland Guardians at Los Angeles Dodgers10 p.m. ET

Friday, June 24

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals8 p.m. ET

Detroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks9:30 p.m. ET