The 2023 MLB season is here, and you don’t need an expensive cable package to watch your favorite team. This guide will let you know which streaming services you can use to watch the Chicago White Sox without cable.
Which Channels Show Chicago White Sox Games?
This depends on where you live. If you live in the Chicago White Sox market, games are primarily broadcast on NBC Sports Chicago, the regional sports network for the White Sox. DIRECTV Stream, fuboTV, Hulu + Live, and YouTube TV currently offer NBC Sports Chicago in their channel lineups.
If you don’t live in the White Sox TV market, you can watch games with MLB.TV. The service allows subscribers to stream out-of-market MLB games live or on-demand on their favorite supported devices. (Note that blackout and other restrictions apply, based on geography, so be sure to check the restrictions for your zip code on the website before starting your subscription.)
Nationally televised games will be available on ESPN, FOX, FS1, and TBS. The chart below shows which streaming services carry each of those channels. Some games this season will also stream on Apple TV+ and Peacock.
Streaming Chicago White Sox Live Without Cable
| DIRECTV Stream | fuboTV | Hulu + Live TV | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| NBC Sports Chicago | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| ESPN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| FOX | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| FOX Sports 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| TBS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
How to Watch the Chicago White Sox on DIRECTV Stream
- Price: $74.99
- Free Trial: 5 days
- DVR: Unlimited
- Sign up here
On DIRECTV Stream, you can watch Chicago White Sox games on Fox, FS1, and ESPN with the Entertainment plan for $74.99 per month, after a 5-day free trial. However, to add NBC Sports Chicago to your lineup, you’ll need to upgrade to the Choice package for $99.99 per month.
The DIRECTV Stream Choice package comes with over 90 channels, including ACC Network, Big Ten Network, Golf Channel, NBA TV, and more.
A DIRECTV Stream subscription comes with unlimited DVR storage. Subscribers can watch on an unlimited number of screens on their home network.
How to Watch the Chicago White Sox on fuboTV
- Price: $74.99
- Free Trial: 7 days
- DVR: 1000 Hours
- Sign up here
On fuboTV, you can watch Chicago White Sox games on Fox, FS1, ESPN, and NBC Sports Chicago with the Pro plan for $74.99 per month, after a 7-day free trial. In-market subscribers can watch on NBC Sports Chicago for $85.98 per month.
fuboTV also offers the MLB Network in its fubo Extra add-on for $7.99 per month, which allows baseball fans to watch out-of-market games, including around 150 regular-season games, and game highlights.
The fuboTV Pro plan includes over 110 channels and is known for being a sports-centered streaming service. The channel lineup includes FS1, FS2, NFL Network, Big 10 Network, and more.
Both the Pro and Elite plans on fuboTV come with 1000 hours of Cloud DVR storage and allow users to stream on unlimited screens simultaneously.
How to Watch the Chicago White Sox on Hulu + Live TV
- Price: $69.99
- Free Trial: None
- DVR: Unlimited, as of April 13
- Sign up here
On Hulu + Live TV, you can watch Chicago White Sox games on Fox, FS1, TBS, and ESPN with the base plan for $69.99 per month, along with NBC Sports Chicago.
Hulu + Live TV has over 75 channels to watch live sports, news, events, and more. The lineup includes FS1, FS2, NFL Network, Big Ten Network, TBS, SEC Network, and more.
Hulu + Live TV also has a sports add-on package with NFL RedZone, Outdoor Channel, MAVTV, and more for an additional $9.99 per month.
As of April 13, Hulu is offering all live TV subscribers unlimited DVR. A Hulu + Live TV subscription allows you to watch on up to two screens at a time, but you can upgrade to unlimited screens for $9.99 per month.
How to Watch the Chicago White Sox on Sling TV
- Price: $40
- Free Trial: None
- DVR: 50 hours
- Sign up here
With Sling TV, you can watch Chicago White Sox games on ESPN with a Sling Orange subscription and on FS1 with a Sling Blue subscription. MLB Network is available with Sling’s Sports Extra add-on for $11 per month.
A Sling Orange + Sling Blue subscription for $55 per month gives you access to 50 channels, including NFL Network, Stadium, TNT, and more.
Sling subscribers receive 50 hours of free DVR storage. The DVR Plus can be added for $5 per month to receive 200 hours of storage. With Sling Orange, you’ll be limited to watch on one screen at a time. With Sling Blue, you can watch on up to 3 screens at once. And with a combination of Sling Orange + Sling Blue, you’ll be able to watch on u to 4 screens simultaneously.
How to Watch the Chicago White Sox on YouTube TV
- Price: $64.99
- Free Trial: 7 days
- DVR: Unlimited
- Sign up here
YouTube TV subscribers can watch Chicago White Sox games on Fox, FS1, TBS, ESPN, and NBC Sports Chicago, all included with the base package for $64.99 per month.
A YouTube TV subscription gives users access to over 85 channels, including MLB Network, NBA TV, NFL Network, SEC Network, and more.
YouTube TV also has a sports add-on package which comes with NFL RedZone, Outside TV, Players TV, Fox Soccer Plus, and more for $10.99 per month.
Every YouTube TV subscriber gets Unlimited Cloud DVR storage, and users can stream on up to 3 devices simultaneously.