Last week we found out that MiLB.tv was being rolled into MLB.tv this year. In the past the two were separate options, though you could bundle the minor league package with the big league one. Now if you subscribe to MLB.tv you get MiLB.tv included at no additional cost.
One of the great things about this aside from the cost savings if you are an MLB.tv subscriber is that now it opens up the ability to watch minor league baseball games on your television through the MLB app without jumping through a ton of hoops and using a second device to stream the games on and then cast it to your television. But for some reason MLB hasn’t made it nearly as simple as it could be.
There will not be a list of the minor league games for you to choose from like there is for the big league games. In order to watch the game(s) you want, you must go into the MLB app and make the big league club your “favorite team” and then all available minor league games from that team’s affiliates will be available for you to watch through the MLB app on your television/smart TV device (Roku, Fire Stick, Xbox, etc). That will include home and road games if they are available.
All games for Triple-A Louisville and Double-A Chattanooga are available. Nearly every game for High-A Dayton is available as only one team in the league had no broadcast ability last season, but there are rumors that will change this season – but no announcement has been made so don’t count those chickens before they hatch. Single-A Daytona is going to have a very limited number of games as only the St. Lucie Mets and Bradenton Marauders broadcast their games in the Florida State League. That could change, but as of now there aren’t any rumors or rumblings of teams within that league adding broadcast abilities.
As of today there will be 435 games available from the Reds affiliates. You will get all 150 games for Louisville, all 138 games for Chattanooga, 126 games for Dayton, and 21 games for Daytona.
There is no limit to the number of times you can change your “favorite team”, so if you wanted to watch a game that doesn’t involve a Cincinnati Reds affiliate you could simply go in and change your favorite team to the Orioles in order to watch Grayson Rodriguez pitch for Norfolk on your television. You will still be able to simply log onto your computer or the First Pitch app on your phone/tablet and stream games that way, too, if you would like.
MLB.com has a little more information if you’d like to read it.
Mongo been on hunger strike till Mongo can watch minor league game on stick of fire. Mongo now weigh 545.
No excuse now, Mongo. We need you. Time to return as just a pawn in the game of life.
I watched milb on my fire stick last season
Wow, this is unexpected. I haven’t subscribed to the minor league games the last few years, in part, admittedly, because of the more limited camera work. But I will concede I’ll re-double my efforts and tune in to EDLC TV every chance I get.
With MLB TV’s subscription rate around 2%~5% of adults (lowest for those >65 and <30, and highest for those aged 55~64)
And applying that to age demographics, it would seem about 8,850,000 Americans subscribe to MLB TV
Which works out to be just under $1.08 billion in revenue.
I'm curious if adding the MiLB games moves the needle, or if total revenues hold stead just over $1 billion?
I don’t think adding the MILB moves the needle much on subscribers. If they announce tomorrow that you can stream without blackouts on the app, then the numbers will increase quite a bit. I know I’ll be at least 1 of the new subscribers.
This is excellent. It would be more excellent to get more Daytona games this year, given its expected lineup.
Good news, Lake County just jumped on board with Milb.tv so more Dragons games we get to watch this season!
I’ve heard the rumors that they were, but I can’t find anything that it’s official with a quick check. Where did you see this at?
Do you have a clue if I’ll be able to watch MiLB TV on a television if I’m only getting MiLB, not the package with MLB?
I don’t have the answer for you on that one.