MLB streaming app faces outages on Opening Day
Updated: 4:03 PM CDT Mar 27, 2025
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MLB streaming app faces outages on Opening Day
Updated: 4:03 PM CDT Mar 27, 2025
Users are reporting a widespread outage on Major League Baseball’s streaming app, MLB.tv.It comes on one of the most important days of the MLB season — Opening Day.According to DownDetector, at 4:15 p.m. ET, more than 22,000 users were reporting issues with being able to use the app to watch their favorite teams play.Variety reached out to representatives for MLB but did not immediately hear back to a request for more information.According to MLB’s website, MLB.tv subscribers pay $149.99 a year for the streaming services.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Users are reporting a widespread outage on Major League Baseball’s streaming app, MLB.tv.
It comes on one of the most important days of the MLB season — Opening Day.
According to DownDetector, at 4:15 p.m. ET, more than 22,000 users were reporting issues with being able to use the app to watch their favorite teams play.
Variety reached out to representatives for MLB but did not immediately hear back to a request for more information.
According to MLB’s website, MLB.tv subscribers pay $149.99 a year for the streaming services.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
