How to Watch the Athletics

The 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 Athletics without cable.

Which Channels Show Athletics Games?

This depends on where you live. If you live in the Athletics market, games are primarily broadcast on NBC Sports California, the regional sports network for the Athletics.  DIRECTV STREAM, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV offer NBC Sports California in their channel lineups.

If you don’t live in the Athletics’ 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.)

Games will stream nationally on Apple TV+, ESPN+, and The Roku Channel.

Nationally televised games will be available on MLB Network, ESPN, FOX, FS1, and TBS (Max). The chart below shows which streaming services carry each of those channels.

Streaming Oakland Athletics Live Without Cable

DIRECTV STREAMFuboHulu + Live TVSling TVYouTube TV
NBC Sports California✔✔✔✔
ESPN✔✔✔✔✔
FOX✔✔✔✔✔
FOX Sports 1✔✔✔✔✔
TBS✔✔✔✔
MLB Network✔✔✔✔

 **Note: Viewers can watch the Athletics for free with an antenna on FOX and other broadcast networks.

How to Watch the Oakland Athletics on DIRECTV STREAM

On DIRECTV STREAM, you can watch Oakland Athletics games on Fox, FS1, TBS, and ESPN with the Entertainment plan, after a 5-day free trial. However, to add NBC Sports California to your lineup, you’ll need to upgrade to the Choice package or Sports Pack add-on.

The DIRECTV STREAM Choice package comes with over 125 channels, including ACC Network, Big Ten Network, MLB 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. 

Sign up for DIRECTV STREAM

How to Watch the Oakland Athletics on Sling TV

With Sling TV, you can watch Oakland A’s 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.

A Sling Orange + Sling Blue subscription gives you access to over 40 channels including NFL Network, Stadium, TNT, and more. 

Sling subscribers receive 50 hours of free DVR storage. The DVR Plus can be added for an additional monthly fee to receive 200 hours of storage. With Sling Orange, you’ll be limited to watching 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 up to 4 screens simultaneously. 

Sign up for Sling TV

How to Watch the Oakland Athletics on Fubo

On Fubo, you can watch Oakland Athletics games on Fox, FS1, and ESPN with the Pro plan after a free trial. In-market subscribers can watch on NBC Sports California.

Fubo also offers the MLB Network in the fubo Extra add-on, which allows baseball fans to watch out-of-market games, including around 150 regular-season games, and game highlights. Or by upgrading to the Elite plan, you can unlock MLB Network and nearly 300 channels.

Fubo doesn’t offer TBS, TNT, or truTV but you can watch those games live on Max.

Both the Pro and Elite plans on Fubo come with unlimited hours of Cloud DVR storage and allow users to stream on 10 screens simultaneously. 

Sign up for Fubo

How to Watch the Oakland Athletics on Hulu + Live TV

On Hulu + Live TV, you can watch Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California (in-market), Fox, FS1, TBS, MLB Network, and ESPN with the base plan.

Hulu + Live TV has over 95 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.

Hulu + Live TV subscribers have access to unlimited DVR and the Disney Bundle of Hulu’s library, Disney+, and live sports on ESPN+ for no additional charge. 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 an additional monthly fee.

Sign up for Hulu + Live TV

How to Watch the Oakland Athletics on YouTube TV

YouTube TV subscribers can watch Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California, Fox, FS1, TBS and ESPN, all included with the base package.

A YouTube TV subscription gives users access to over 100 channels, including MLB Network, NBA TV, NFL Network, SEC Network, and more.

YouTube TV also has a sports add-on package that comes with NFL RedZone, Outside TV, Players TV, Fox Soccer Plus, and more.

Every YouTube TV subscriber gets Unlimited Cloud DVR storage, and users can stream on up to 3 devices simultaneously.

Sign up for YouTube TV

How to Watch Your Favorite MLB Team on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More

You don’t need an expensive cable package to keep up with your favorite MLB team this season. Find your team in the list below for more information about how to stream all of their games on live TV streaming services, including DIRECTV STREAM, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.

AL East

AL Central

AL West

NL East

NL Central

NL West

National Games

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