Tuesday, February 27, 2018

FOX Sports Embarks on 23rd Consecutive Season as Home to Baseball's Greatest Events

FOX Sports Embarks on 23rd Consecutive Season as Home to Baseball's Greatest Events
All games broadcast on FS1 and the FOX broadcast network are streamed live via the FOX Sports GO app and the FOX Sports app for all subscribers of participating video providers.
[via press release from FOX Sports] FOX SPORTS EMBARKS ON 23RD CONSECUTIVE SEASON AS HOME TO BASEBALL'S GREATEST EVENTS

All-Star Game, National League Division and Championship Series and 114th World Series Highlight Network's 2018 MLB Coverage

New York - FOX Sports, in its 23rd consecutive season of Major League Baseball coverage, sets its schedule for the 2018 MLB season on the FOX broadcast network, FS1 and FOX Deportes. In addition to regular season game telecasts and its nightly in-season baseball-centric studio show, MLB WHIPAROUND on FS1, FOX Sports features baseball's most coveted events highlighted by the 2018 All-Star Game presented by MasterCard from Nationals Park in Washington, DC, as well as the National League Division Series presented by Doosan and Championship Series airing on FS1, the FOX broadcast network and FOX Deportes, and culminating with the exclusive presentation of baseball's 114th World Series airing on the FOX broadcast network and FOX Deportes. All games broadcast on FS1 and the FOX broadcast network are streamed live via the FOX Sports GO app and the FOX Sports app for all subscribers of participating video providers.

FOX Sports' national broadcast schedule showcases the top performing teams of last season, with 66 appearances by 2017 postseason participants. The World Series Champion Houston Astros appear a total of eight times on FOX Sports with the reigning National League Champions Los Angeles Dodgers appearing eight times during the regular season. The New York Yankees also make nine appearances on FOX Sports, and the Chicago Cubs are featured seven times during the 2018 regular season.

In addition, the FOX Sports Regional Networks combine to offer more than 2,300 games and carry exclusive partnerships with 15 teams: Angels, Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Indians, Marlins, Padres, Rangers, Rays, Reds, Royals, Tigers, Twins and Yankees. FOX Deportes, which is in its 22nd year of existence as the first and longest-running Spanish-language sports network in the United States, carries 31 regular season game telecasts.

FOX Sports features two regular season game broadcasts from outside the United States in 2018 as the Cleveland Indians vs. Minnesota Twins contest takes place from Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 17th. Additionally, in celebration of the Cinco De Mayo holiday in Mexico, the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Diego Padres from Estadio Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico on May 5th.

FS1 televises a full slate of regular season games, beginning with the World Series Champion Houston Astros visiting the Texas Rangers on Saturday, March 31 at 4:00 PM ET on FS1 and FOX Deportes. Later that evening, the Milwaukee Brewers take on the San Diego Padres from Petco Park in San Diego, Calif., at 8:30 PM ET on FS1.

The FOX broadcast network carries regionalized action on nine Saturdays in prime time, beginning Saturday, May 26 with three regionalized telecasts featuring the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. New York Yankees; Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Indians; and San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs, all airing at 7:00 PM ET.

Matchups, times and network(s) are to be determined for the final two Saturdays of the regular season with the exception of the Detroit Tigers vs. Milwaukee Brewers Saturday, Sept. 29 at 7:00 PM ET on FS1.

Eric Shanks is President, COO & Executive Producer of FOX Sports. Mark Silverman is President, FOX Sports National Networks. John Entz is President, FOX Sports Production and Executive Producer.

2018 MLB on FOX REGULAR SEASON BROADCAST SCHEDULE (Note: Schedule Subject to Change - Times Refer to On-Air)
Saturday, March 31
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
8:30 PM ET - FS1 Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres
Wednesday, April 4
7:30 PM ET - FS1 St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers
Saturday, April 7
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
Saturday, April 14
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
7:00 PM ET - FS1 Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals
Tuesday, April 17
7:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Saturday, April 21
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles
Saturday, April 28
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Arizona Diamondbacks at Washington Nationals
9:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels
Saturday, May 5
4:00 PM ET - FS1 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals
7:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres (Monterrey, Mexico)
Thursday, May 10
10:00 PM ET - FS1 Minnesota Twins at Los Angeles Angels
Saturday, May 12
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks
Tuesday, May 15
8:00 PM ET - FS1 St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins
Saturday, May 19
1:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays
Saturday, May 26
4:00 PM ET - FS1 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
7:00 PM ET - FBC Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees (FOX Deportes) Houston Astros at Cleveland Indians San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs
Saturday, June 2
4:00 PM ET - FS1 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins
7:00 PM ET - FBC Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies (FOX Deportes)
Tuesday, June 5
8:00 PM ET - FS1 Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, June 9
7:00 PM ET - FBC New York Yankees at New York Mets Houston Astros at Texas Rangers Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
Thursday, June 14
7:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees
Saturday, June 16
8:00 PM ET - FBC Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers (FOX Deportes) Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners
Saturday, June 23
4:00 PM ET - FS1 New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
7:00 PM ET - FBC Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets (FOX Deportes) Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox
Saturday, June 26
7:00 PM ET - FS1 Arizona Diamondbacks at Miami Marlins
Saturday, June 30
7:00 PM ET - FBC Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (FOX Deportes) Colorado Rookies at Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, July 7
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers
7:00 PM ET - FBC Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals
Tuesday, July 10
8:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
Saturday. July 14
7:00 PM ET - FBC New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers (FOX Deportes) Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles
Tuesday, July 17
8:00 PM ET - FBC, FOX Deportes American League at National League All-Star Game at Nationals Park
Saturday, July 21
7:00 PM ET - FBC St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels (FOX Deportes)
Saturday, July 28
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, August 4
4:00 PM ET - FS1 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox (FOX Deportes)
7:00 PM ET - FS1 Los Angeles Angles at Cleveland Indians
Saturday, August 11
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs
7:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Milwaukee Brewers at Atlanta Braves
Saturday, August 18
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians
7:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, August 25
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Washington Nationals at New York Mets
7:00 PM ET- FS1 Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins
Saturday, September 1
4:00 PM ET - FS1 Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
7:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Indians
Tuesday, September 4
8:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers
Saturday, September 8
4:00 PM ET - FS1, FOX Deportes Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox
Saturday, September 15
1:00 PM ET - FBC Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals (FOX Deportes)
7:00 PM ET - FS1 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
Saturday, September 22
1:00 PM ET - FBC, FOX Deportes
TBD at TBD
TBD at TBD
Saturday, September 29
1:00 PM ET - FBC, FOX Deportes
TBD at TBD
TBD at TBD
7:00 PM ET- FS1 Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers


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