Your Weekend Guide to Streaming the MLB Postseason

It’s Postseason time and you want to put some baseball in your face. But what if you are on a plane during the game? What if your TV exploded? What if your dumb boss is forcing you to work the weekend? What if your significant other is making you go to a farm to pick apples or decorative gourds? Well, believe it or not, it will actually be easier to (legally) stream playoff baseball this year. Please notice my use of the word easier in the previous sentence, and how I did not use the word easy. MLB is offering many of their games to stream through MLB.tv, assuming you have the proper cable/satellite subscription. The games not offered by MLB.tv, those playing on Fox Sports 1, can also be streamed if you have the proper cable/satellite subscription, but the way the provider/subscriber deals work out, there is actually very little overlap. For a five spot, you can subscribe to Postseason.tv, which offers “alternate” — read: bad — views of the ALDS and ALCS games, and an Gameday Audio subscription should give you the ability to stream the radio broadcasts. Otherwise, if you just can’t park your butt on the couch this weekend, here’s your guide for streaming the Postseason this weekend.

(EDIT: Intrepid reader Micah pointed out that he was able to watch Friday’s early game through TBS.com, which allows subscribers of other providers like Dish, Xfinity, and COX to watch as well. This may be an option for AL games tomorrow. I’ll edit this post if that is the case. Thanks Micah!)

(Followup: It does appear you can stream these via TBS.com, but the option is only available for computers, not mobile devices.)

NLDS Game 2 (SFN @ WAS)

• You can only stream this game on mobile devices or the web, not through connected devices (game systems, Roku, etc.)
• You can only stream this game through the Fox Sports Go App
• You must subscribe to Fox Sports 1, and provide a valid login to one of the following TV providers (some smaller providers not listed):
  • AT&T U-Verse
  • Bright House
  • Cox
  • Mediacom
  • Time Warner Cable
  • Xfinity (Comcast)
  • Optimum
  • Suddenlink

NLDS Game 2 (SLN @ LAD)

• You can stream this game on mobile devices, the web, or on connected devices
• You can only stream this game through the MLB At Bat app or on MLB.tv
• You must provide a valid MLB.tv login
• You must subscribe to MLB Network, and provide a valid login to one of the following TV providers:
  • DirecTV
  • Optimum
  • Time Warner Cable
  • Verizon FiOS
  • Bright House
  • Buckeye

ALDS Game 3 (BAL @ DET)

• You can only stream this game on mobile devices or the web
• You can only stream this game through the MLB At Bat app or on MLB.tv
• You must provide a valid MLB.tv login
• You must subscribe to TBS, and provide a valid login to one of the following TV providers:
  • DirecTV
  • Optimum
  • Verizon FiOS
  • Buckeye

ALDS Game 3 (LAA @ KCA)

• You can only stream this game on mobile devices or the web
• You can only stream this game through the MLB At Bat app or on MLB.tv
• You must provide a valid MLB.tv login
• You must subscribe to TBS, and provide a valid login to one of the following TV providers:
  • DirecTV
  • Optimum
  • Verizon FiOS
  • Buckeye

Clear as mud? That’s what I thought. Of course, if you have a decent cable/satellite package or can get to a local watering hole with a bank of TVs, you should be set. Stay tuned for another steaming guide on Monday to get you through the week. In the meantime, enjoy some weekend baseball.