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Play Ball! TSN Delivers Live Coverage of Opening Night and Opening Day as the 2020 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Season Begins July 23

The wait is over as MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL returns to the diamond after a delayed season start due to COVID-19. The season kicks off on Thursday, July 23 with a stacked Opening Night doubleheader, beginning with Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees visiting Juan Soto and the defending World Series champion Washington Nationals at 7 p.m. ET on TSN4. The game is followed immediately at 10 p.m. ET by Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers hosting Johnny Cueto and the San Francisco Giants.

TSN’s season-opening slate of MLB games continues on Friday, July 24 with an Opening Day tripleheader. Beginning at 4 p.m. ET on TSN1 and TSN5, the New York Mets and Jacob deGrom host Ronald Acuña, Jr. and the Atlanta Braves, followed by the Chicago Cubs, led by new manager David Ross, hosting Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers at 7 p.m. ET. Then at 10 p.m. ET, Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels visit Matt Olson and the Oakland Athletics.

Canada’s Sports Leader continues to deliver Canadian coverage of ESPN’s flagship MLB broadcasts throughout the 2020 season, led by play-by-play voice Matt Vasgersian, World Series champion analyst Alex Rodriguez, and ESPN Senior MLB Insider Buster Olney.

2020 MLB on TSN broadcast schedule

Date Time (ET) Away Home TSN Network
Thursday, July 23, 2020 7pm Yankees Nationals TSN3
Thursday, July 23, 2020 10pm Giants Dodgers TSN3
Friday, July 24, 2020 4pm Mets Braves TSN1/3/5
Friday, July 24, 2020 7pm Brewers Cubs TSN1/5
Friday, July 24, 2020 10pm Angels Athletics TSN1/5
Sunday, July 26, 2020 7pm Braves Mets TSN3/5
Sunday, July 26, 2020 10pm Giants Dodgers TSN3/5
Monday, July 27, 2020 7:30pm Mets Red Sox TSN
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 7pm Dodgers Astros TSN
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 10pm Mariners Angels TSN
Sunday, August 2, 2020 7pm Red Sox Yankees TSN
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7pm Mets Nationals TSN
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 10pm Angels Mariners TSN
Sunday, August 9, 2020 7pm Cubs Cardinals TSN
Monday, August 10, 2020 9pm Giants Astros TSN
Sunday, August 16, 2020 7pm Red Sox Yankees TSN
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 7pm Phillies Red Sox TSN
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 10pm Angels Giants TSN
Sunday, August 23, 2020 7pm Phillies Braves TSN
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 7pm Yankees Braves TSN
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 10pm Dodgers Giants TSN
Sunday, August 30, 2020 7pm Braves Phillies TSN
Monday, August 31, 2020 6:30pm Cardinals Reds TSN
Monday, August 31, 2020 9:30pm Padres Rockies TSN
Sunday, September 6, 2020 7pm Cardinals Cubs TSN
Monday, September 7, 2020 4pm Cardinals Cubs TSN
Sunday, September 13, 2020 8pm TBD TBD TSN
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 7pm TBD TBD TSN
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10pm TBD TBD TSN
Sunday, September 20, 2020 7pm TBD TBD TSN
Monday, September 21, 2020 TBD TBD TBD TSN

 

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