You'll need a paid subscription to Apple TV+ to watch MLB games this seaon Apple's “Friday Night Baseball ” doubleheaders will return on April 7, the second Friday of the 2023 MLB season, the streamer announced Wednesday. Here's what you ened to know: The exclusive games will no longer be free for all viewers as they were in the package's first season last year. They will be available without local blackouts for subscribers to the $6.99-per-month Apple TV+ service. The revamped broadcast crew includes Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), Heidi Watney (sideline reporter), Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter). Game assignments will be announced weekly. The package, produced by MLB Network in conjunction with Apple, will open with Rangers at Cubs (2 p.m. ET) and Padres at Braves (7 p.m. ET). Apple announced the schedule through the first half of the season Wednesday, listed below. Other details of the broadcasts Lauren Gardner and Siera Santos will host live pre-and postgame coverage. Former MLB players Xavier Scruggs and Matt Joyce will serve as analysts alongside baseball reporter Russell Dorsey. Former MLB umpired Brian Gorman and Dale Scott will join the coverage to “break down MLB's new rules,” Apple said. The Athletic