Overview
- Apple and Major League Baseball published the August 2026 Friday Night Baseball schedule on Thursday, July 9, 2026, with doubleheaders set for Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28.
- The lineup features marquee rivalry games including Cardinals–Cubs and Yankees–Red Sox and includes 2025 postseason rematches with the Blue Jays facing the Yankees and Mariners.
- Broadcast production returns for a fifth season under MLB Network’s Emmy-winning team with established on-air crews led by Wayne Randazzo and Alex Faust and additional contributors such as Rich Waltz.
- Apple TV will carry the games in about 60 countries on the Apple TV app and many devices for $12.99 per month in the U.S., with a seven-day free trial and limited three-month promos tied to new device activations.
- U.S. and Canadian viewers can choose home or away local radio audio during the games, though Canadian local radio access is limited to Toronto Blue Jays home broadcasts, and the schedule underscores the ongoing shift of live sports to platform streaming.