The Braves are kicking off the 2024 season with a bang. The team started the year with a 7-3 record and landed in first place in the National League. Manager Brian Snitker and his roster of stars, including former Rookie of the Year Ronald Acuña, Jr., are marching toward another World Series Championship. Will you be watching?
You can be a card-carrying member of Braves Country, even if you don’t have tickets to the game or even a cable box. If you live in the Atlanta area, a regional sports network will let you watch every inning. Fans across the country can tune into national broadcasts. The Atlanta Braves are aired on more networks than most other teams, so you can keep up with America’s Team from almost anywhere with a live TV streaming service.
Most Atlanta Braves games air on Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast. If you don’t have these networks, however, you can still catch some nationally broadcast games on other major channels including TBS, ESPN, and Fox. The Atlanta Braves are not currently shown on the Bally Sports App, but it will have some games exclusively on Apple TV+ this season.
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Fubo has three plans, all with Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast and Bally Sports South Extra. If you live in or around Atlanta, you can watch every game of the season. If you’re living elsewhere, Fubo will offer you nationally broadcast games on MLB Network (with an add-on), ESPN, Fox and FS1. However, Fubo is missing is TBS.
If you’re a fan of other sports, you’ll be happy to learn that Fubo has networks like NFL Network, Boxing TV, Big Ten Network, Golf Channel and Fubo Sports. Still want more coverage? The Sports Lite Add-on includes NHL Network, NBA TV and other sports favorites for an additional monthly fee. The Sports Lite Add-on is also how you can access MLB Network. All plans come with 1000 hours of DVR storage space.
DIRECTV STREAM carries Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast networks, making it one of the best places to watch the Braves if you live in and around Atlanta. DIRECTV STREAM is pricey but also comes with an extensive channel lineup for baseball fans.
In addition to Bally Networks, DIRECTV STREAM has every other channel you need to watch baseball (aside from ESPN Plus and Apple TV Plus service). You’ll also get NFL Network, NFL RedZone, NBA TV, CBS Sports Network and Fox Sports 2. You can keep up with collegiate action on SEC Network, ACC Network and Big Ten Network. All customers get unlimited DVR, so you can watch one game while you record another or set up automatic recording for all Braves games.
Hulu + Live TV lacks Bally Sports networks, but it does include ESPN Plus at no additional cost. In fact, it’s the only livestreaming service to give you ESPN Plus as a part of your plan. The platform’s one plan comes with more than 95 channels. You’ll have MLB Network, TBS, ESPN, Fox and FS1 to watch Atlanta Braves games.
Other channels that are perfect for sports fans include ESPN2, ESPNU, FS2, NFL Network, TNT, the ACC Network, Big Ten Network and SEC Network. Hulu + Live TV also has a Sports Add-on. With the add-on, customers get channels including NFL RedZone, FanDuel TV, FanDuel Racing, MAVTV, Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel. Hulu + Live TV has unlimited DVR storage and recorded MLB games can be saved for up to nine months.
Sling TV is the most affordable livestreaming option. While it doesn’t have Bally Sports South or Bally Sports Southeast, you can watch the Braves on ESPN, FS1 and TBS. You can also access MLB Network if you choose to add the Sports Extra to your plan. With Sling Orange, you can watch the Braves on ESPN and TBS. The Sling Blue plan has FS1 and TBS. You can also combine the two for the full Sling TV channel lineup.
Sling’s Sports Extra add-on adds even more sports content to your channel lineup. You’ll get networks including the NHL Network, NBA TV, MLB Network, MLB Network Strike Zone, Tennis Channel, SEC Network, NFL RedZone and Golf Channel. Customers get 50 hours of DVR storage, but an upgrade to 200 hours is available.
YouTube TV used to have the MLB Network, but unfortunately, the provider was unable to reach an agreement with the channel for the 2024 season. Still, you can use YouTube TV to watch the Braves on ESPN, TBS, Fox and FS1. The platform has just one plan with more than 100 channels. Other networks of interest to sports fans include NFL Network, FS2, the CBS Sports Network, and the Tennis Channel. When fall rolls around, YouTube TV is the exclusive carrier of the NFL Sunday Ticket (for an additional fee).
YouTube TV has a Sports Plus add-on for an additional monthly fee. This add-on has 13 sports networks, including beIN SPORTS, NFL RedZone from NFL Network, Fox Soccer Plus, Billiard TV, FanDuel TV, Fight Network, and Impact Wrestling. Customers get unlimited DVR and your recorded Braves games can be stored for up to nine months. YouTube TV also offers key play and live stats features, which offer a unique baseball viewing experience.
Some MLB games will air exclusively on Apple TV+ for the 2024 season. The Braves will face the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees on Apple TV+ games, which are a part of a new Apple feature called “Friday Night Baseball.” Apple TV+ has a seven-day free trial for new subscribers.
You can sign up for Apple TV+ on the Apple website, or directly on your Apple TV+ app on any iOS device, including iPhones and iPads. Once you have a subscription, you can download the Apple TV+ to most smart TVs and streaming devices, including Amazon Fire TVs, Amazon Fire TV Sticks; Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony, TCL and VIZIO smart TVs; Roku devices; PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles; and Chromecast with Google TV.
You can use MLB TV to watch Braves games no matter where you live. This service specializes in featuring out-of-market games, but it also has an option for fans living within the local broadcast area. You can sign up for a MLB TV subscription for all teams or a team pass that exclusively shows the Braves if you live near Atlanta. You can sign up for MLB TV on the MLB website. Fans may also add MLB TV as a channel to their Amazon Prime plan.
All livestreaming services have at least some of the channels broadcasting Braves fans, including ESPN, MLB Network, Fox, FS1 and TBS. You can also watch the Braves on Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast on Fubo or DIRECTV STREAM if you live in the regular Braves broadcast area.
Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast both carry Atlanta Braves games. You can watch them on Fubo, DIRECTV STREAM or on cable if you live near Atlanta.
The Atlanta Braves will broadcast games on Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast, Fox, FS1, MLB Network and TBS. Some games will also air on ESPN Plus and Apple TV Plus.