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 Washington Nationals without cable.
Which Channels Show Washington Nationals Games?
This depends on where you live. If you live in the Washington Nationals market, games are primarily broadcast on MASN, the regional sports network for the Nationals. DIRECTV STREAM and Fubo are currently the only live TV streaming service to offer MASN in their channel lineup.
If you don’t live in the Nationals’ 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 Washington Nationals Live Without Cable
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| MASN | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| ESPN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| FOX | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| FOX Sports 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| MLB Network | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| TBS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
**Note: Viewers can watch the Washington Nationals for free with an antenna on FOX and other broadcast networks.
How to Watch the Washington Nationals on DIRECTV STREAM
- Channels: 90+
- DVR: Unlimited
- Price: Click here for DIRECTV STREAM’s latest pricing, trials, and promotions
On DIRECTV Stream, you can watch Washington Nationals games on TBS, Fox, FS1, and ESPN with the Entertainment plan after a 5-day free trial. However, to add MASN to your lineup, you’ll need the Sports Pack add-on or upgrade to the Choice package or Sports Pack add-on.
The DIRECTV STREAM Choice package comes with over 125 channels, including MLB Network, 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 Washington Nationals on Fubo
- Channels: 200+
- DVR: Unlimited
- Price: Click here for Fubo’s latest pricing, trials, and promotions
On Fubo, you can watch Washington Nationals games on Fox, FS1, and ESPN with the Pro plan after a free trial.
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.
How to Watch the Washington Nationals on Hulu + Live TV
- Channels: 95+
- DVR: Unlimited
- Price: Click here for the latest Hulu + Live TV pricing, trials, and promotions.
On Hulu + Live TV, you can watch Washington Nationals games on MLB Network, Fox, FS1, TBS, 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.
Other included features: unlimited DVR. A Hulu + Live TV, ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu’s library, subscription allows you to watch on up to two screens at a time. You can upgrade to unlimited screens for an additional monthly fee.
How to Watch the Washington Nationals on Sling TV
- Channels: 32+
- DVR: 50 hours
- Price: Click here for Sling’s latest pricing, trials, and promotions
With Sling TV, you can watch Washington Nationals 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 +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 u to 4 screens simultaneously.
How to Watch the Washington Nationals on YouTube TV
- Channels: 100+
- DVR: Unlimited
- Price: Click here for the latest YouTube TV pricing, trials and promotions.
YouTube TV subscribers can watch Washington Nationals games on Fox, FS1, TBS and ESPN, all included with the base package.
A YouTube TV subscription gives users access to over 100 channels, including ESPN, TNT, 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 for an additional monthly fee.
Every YouTube TV subscriber gets Unlimited Cloud DVR storage, and users can stream on up to 3 devices simultaneously.