New MLB on TBS Tuesday Night Season-Long Live Franchise to Debut with NL West Clash – San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants – Tuesday, April 12, at 9:30 p.m. ET
TBS Regular Season MLB Schedule to Feature Multiple Appearances by Defending World Series Champion Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox and Giants Through June
The new season-long MLB on TBS Tuesday Night franchise will debut with a star-studded showcase between National League West Division rivals – the San Diego Padres and Manny Machado visiting the San Francisco Giants, last season’s winningest team – Tuesday, April 12, at 9:30 p.m. ET. This season will mark the start of the seven-year rights extension between Turner Sports and Major League Baseball highlighted by a season-long Tuesday night game of the week and expansive live MLB Postseason game coverage.
The MLB on TBS Tuesday Night schedule will feature multiple appearances by the defending World Series Champion Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Giants – the two teams with the highest regular season winning percentage from last season – along with the New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox.
The first half schedule will feature a mix of division rivalries, Interleague showcases, a bevy of 2021 Postseason participants and some of the youngest and biggest stars in the game:
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Game |
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Tuesday, April 12 |
9:30 p.m. |
San Diego Padres* at San Francisco Giants |
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Tuesday, April 19 |
10 p.m. |
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Tuesday, April 26 |
7:30 p.m. |
New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals |
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Tuesday, May 3 |
10 p.m. |
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Tuesday, May 10 |
7 p.m. |
Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves |
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Tuesday, May 17 |
7 p.m. |
Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox |
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Tuesday, May 24 |
9:30 p.m. |
Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres |
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Tuesday, May 31 |
7 p.m. |
Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees |
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Tuesday, June 7 |
8 p.m. |
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago White Sox* |
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Tuesday, June 14 |
7 p.m. |
Tampa Bay Rays* at New York Yankees |
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Tuesday, June 21 |
7 p.m. |
San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves* |
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Tuesday, June 28 |
7 p.m. |
Houston Astros at New York Mets* |
* = Telecasts are not available in the local participating markets unless noted with an asterisk above
The season-long Tuesday night MLB franchise will include 30-minute pregame and postgame studio shows each week.
The current multimedia rights agreement extends the partnership between Turner Sports and MLB to more than 50 years. The partnership represents one of the longest-running relationships between a media company and league in the history of televised sports, dating back to 1973 when MLB games were first televised on WTCG (now TBS).
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