Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+...Chicago Style
Posted by ABRockNJock on March 7, 2024, 4:09 pm
For the third year in a row, Apple TV+ is airing a package of "Friday Night Baseball". I bring this up because BOTH the Cubs & White Sox will be involved in these exclusive streaming games. These games, produced by MLB Network, will NOT be available on Marquee Sports Network or NBC Sports Chicago respectively for Cubs & Sox fans.
Onetime former 670 AM The SCORE sports anchor/host Wayne Randazzo, now the primary voice of the Anaheim (Los Angeles) Angels, headlines the Apple/MLB roster of on air talent that'll work these games. They include former Cubs' farmhand and "MLB on FOX" studio analyst Dontrelle Willis, former MLB outfielder & Colorado Rockies' TV analyst Ryan Spilborghs, play by play voice Alex Faust & dugout reporters Heidi Watney & Tricia Whitaker, the latter of whom is the dugout reporter for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Pregame coverage from the MLBN studios in Secaucus, NJ will be handled by host Lauren Gardner, one of the rotating hosts of MLBN's nightly studio wrap-up show "Quick Pitch". Former MLB outfielder Xavier Scruggs & onetime Tribune baseball writer Russell Dorsey, now with Yahoo Sports will join Gardner for the Apple TV+ pregame show before each week's Friday night doubleheader of games.
While the new season begins March 29 with Yankees/Astros & Cardinals/Dodgers, the Cubs are only scheduled for 1 game on Apple TV+, while the Sox have 2 games on their air.
The Cubs' lone appearance on "FNB" will be on April 12 when they face the Mariners in Seattle at 8:30P (CT). The Sox will get the "FNB" treatment April 26 vs the Rays at 6:30P (CT). The Sox game vs the Baltimore Orioles will also be on Apple TV+ on May 24, also at 6:30P (CT).