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A personalized MLB day companion that knows your streaming subscriptions and tells you exactly which game to watch, where it lives, and when it actually matters.
Casual and die-hard MLB fans juggling MLB.TV, Apple TV+, ESPN+, Peacock, and regional sports networks
- Personalized daily schedule filtered by your favorite teams and your actual streaming subscriptions
- Blackout-aware 'where to watch' links that respect MLB.TV regional rules
- Series-importance score highlighting divisional matchups and tie-breaker implications
- End-of-day 5-minute recap podcast generated from that day's box scores
With MLB games scattered across Apple TV+, ESPN+, Peacock, MLB.TV, and regional RSNs, fans searching 'MLB schedule' are really asking 'what can I actually watch tonight, and on which app?'
Strong: MLB.TV hit 19.4B minutes watched in 2025; ESPN and LiveSportsOnTV both maintain dedicated 'where to watch MLB' guides, validating frequent user intent.MLB announces media rights deals with ESPN, NBC, Netflix ↗MLB TV & Live Streaming Schedule ↗
Moderate gap: ESPN, the MLB official app, and LiveSportsOnTV list games and channels, but none personalize the recommendation to the user's actual streaming subscription portfolio — a clear niche.Where to Watch MLB Games on TV and Streaming - ESPN ↗MLB App | MLB.com ↗
Harder than it looks: MLB.TV is already $149.99/yr, so users pay heavily for sports; a convenience aggregator can monetize via $3-5/mo sub or affiliate links, but willingness-to-pay for a thin scheduling layer is unproven.MLB.TV has new features for 2024 ↗MLB TV & MLS Season Pass Now Available at Reduced Prices ↗
Exceptional: MLB just locked 3-year media deals through 2028 with ESPN, NBC, Netflix, Peacock, Apple TV+ and RSNs — fragmentation is a structural reality, not a passing trend, guaranteeing the problem.MLB forms new three-year media rights agreements with ESPN, NBCUniversal and Netflix ↗Details Of MLB's New Media Rights Deals With ESPN, NBCUniversal & Netflix ↗
Buildable: aggregation of public schedules + a subscription-profile UX is technically straightforward, but ongoing data maintenance, RSN blackout mapping, and MLB IP/licensing pose moderate friction.MLB.TV All Packages | Buy MLB.TV | MLB.com ↗