MLB on FS1

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MLB on FS1 is the de facto title for the presentation of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by Fox Sports for Fox Sports 1 (FS1). FS1 airs 40 regular season MLB games (mostly on Saturdays), along with post-season games from the Division Series and League Championship Series{{cite web|title=MLB on Fox: New voices, channel, platforms|date=31 March 2014 |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2014/03/31/Media/Fox-MLB.aspx|access-date=April 2, 2014}} and the World Baseball Classic.

Business history

{{see also|Major League Baseball on television}}

On September 19, 2012, Sports Business Daily{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Jon |date=September 19, 2012 |title=SBD: FOX, Turner, Will Keep Current MLB TV Packages; Fox Sports 1 Will Get Games |url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012/09/sbd-fox-turner-will-keep-current-mlb-tv-packages-fox-sports-1-will-get-games/ |access-date=September 20, 2012 |work=Sports Media Watch}}{{cite web|title=Fox, Turner To Renew MLB Packages; MLB Net Could Get LDS Games|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2012/09/19/MLB-TV.aspx|author=John Ourand|author2=Eric Fisher|work=SportsBusinessDaily|date=September 19, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2012}} reported that Major League Baseball would agree to separate eight-year television deals with Fox Sports and Turner Sports{{cite web|title=Turner and Fox to Retain MLB Rights|url=http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2012-articles/september/turner-and-fox-to-retain-mlb-rights.html|author=Joe Lucia|work=AwfulAnnouncing.com|date=September 20, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2012}} through the 2021 season. Fox would reportedly pay around $4 billion over eight years (close to $500 million per year), while Turner would pay around $2.8 billion over eight years (more than $300 million per year). Under the new deals, Fox and TBS' coverage would essentially be the same as in the 2007–2013 contract with the exception of Fox and TBS splitting coverage of the Division Series, which TBS has broadcast exclusively dating back to 2007. More importantly, Fox would carry some of the games (such as the Saturday afternoon Game of the Week) on its new general sports channel, Fox Sports 1,{{cite web|title=A Look at The New MLB TV Deals|url=http://fangsbites.com/2012/09/a-look-at-the-new-mlb-tv-deals/|author=Ken Fang|work=Fang's Bites|date=September 24, 2012|access-date=September 28, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926220210/http://fangsbites.com/2012/09/a-look-at-the-new-mlb-tv-deals/|archive-date=September 26, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |author=Lepore |first=Steve |date=March 6, 2013 |title=Fox Sports 1 must succeed on its own terms before challenging ESPN |url=https://www.sbnation.com/puck-the-media/2013/3/6/4069308/fox-sports-1-must-succeed-on-its-own-terms-before-challenging-espn |access-date=February 9, 2016 |work=SBNation.com}} which launched on August 17, 2013.{{cite web|title=Fox Sports announces Fox Sports 1|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/FOX-Sports-announces-FOX-Sports-1-network-030513|work=Fox Sports|access-date=March 5, 2013}}{{cite web|title=What You'll See on Fox Sports 1|url=http://fangsbites.com/2013/03/what-youll-see-on-fox-sports-1/|author=Ken Fang|work=Fang's Bites|date=March 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309073058/http://fangsbites.com/2013/03/what-youll-see-on-fox-sports-1/|archive-date=March 9, 2013|df=mdy-all}} Sources also said it was possible that Fox would sell some League Division Series games to MLB Network.

On October 2, 2012, the new deal between Major League Baseball and Fox was officially confirmed;{{cite web|title=Wrapping Up All of the New MLB TV Deals Into One|url=http://fangsbites.com/2012/10/wrapping-up-all-of-the-new-mlb-tv-deals-into-one/|author=Ken Fang|work=Fang's Bites|date=October 2, 2012|access-date=October 5, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004235701/http://fangsbites.com/2012/10/wrapping-up-all-of-the-new-mlb-tv-deals-into-one/|archive-date=October 4, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Fox Sports Announces Eight-Year Rights Deal with MLB|url=http://fangsbites.com/2012/10/fox-sports-announces-eight-year-rights-deal-with-mlb/|author=Ken Fang|work=Fang's Bites|date=October 2, 2012|access-date=October 5, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722120417/http://fangsbites.com/2012/10/fox-sports-announces-eight-year-rights-deal-with-mlb/|archive-date=July 22, 2013|df=mdy-all}} it included the television rights to 12 Saturday afternoon games on Fox (reduced from 26),{{cite web|title=FOX Cuts Back on Regular Season Baseball; Blackouts For Regional Games to Be Lifted|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012/10/fox-cuts-back-on-regular-season-baseball-blackouts-for-regional-games-to-be-lifted/|work=Sports Media Watch|date=October 2, 2012|access-date=October 5, 2012}} 40 games on Fox Sports 1, rights to the All-Star Game, two League Division Series (two games were sold to MLB Network, the rest would air on Fox Sports 1), one League Championship Series (in which Fox Sports and Turner Sports would each respectively alternate coverage of American League and National League postseason games each year on an odd-even basis, with Games 1 and, if necessary, 6 in 2014 airing on Fox), and the World Series (which would remain on Fox). In addition, all Fox Saturday Baseball games would be made available on MLB Extra Innings and MLB.TV (subject to local blackout restrictions{{cite web |author=Lucia |first=Joe |date=October 2, 2012 |title=Fox MLB Blackouts Gone Starting in 2014 |url=http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2012-articles/october/fox-mlb-blackouts-gone-starting-in-2014.html |access-date=October 5, 2012 |work=AwfulAnnouncing.com}}), Fox Sports was awarded TV Everywhere rights for streaming of game telecasts on computers, mobile and tablet devices, rights to a nightly baseball highlights show, Spanish language rights to all games carried on Fox and Fox Cable (Fox Deportes) and rights to a weekly show produced by MLB Productions.

On November 15, 2018, Fox renewed its rights through 2028, maintaining its existing structure but with expanded digital rights, and a promise to begin airing more games on the Fox broadcast network (beginning with at least two of the first four League Championship Series games and all seventh games from 2020 to 2028, with additional games in 2022).{{cite web |last=Ourand |first=John |date=15 November 2018 |title=MLB Set To Announce Renewal With Fox, New Deal With DAZN |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2018/11/15/MLB-media.aspx |access-date=November 15, 2018 |website=Sports Business Daily |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Guthrie |first=Marisa |title=Fox Sports and Major League Baseball Extend Rights Deal Through 2028 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-sports-major-league-baseball-extend-rights-deal-2028-1158490 |access-date=November 15, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}} It had been criticized for airing only Game 1 of the 2019 American League Championship Series, while placing the rest on Fox Sports 1.{{cite news |last=Newberry |first=Paul |date=November 16, 2018 |title=Baseball owners extend Manfred's contract, TV deal with Fox |url=https://apnews.com/a7675abda15e45939a4ce65f13011658 |work=Associated Press}}

Scheduling history

Beginning with the 2014 television contract, FS1's regular-season telecasts are not exclusive, with the teams' local broadcasters also showing the games. As such, similar to TBS' regular season telecasts, the feeds shown on MLB.tv and MLB's social media channels don't use the FS1 broadcast but rather the local broadcasts of a featured game.

As of 2025, most FS1 games air Saturday afternoons, with additional, irregularly scheduled weeknight games.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/mlb-tv-schedule-2021-espn-fox-fs1-tbs-dates-times/|title=MLB TV schedule 2022: When and where to watch|website=Sports Media Watch|date=5 March 2017 |access-date=March 18, 2022}} Weeknight games that have aired on FS1 include:

=Monday nights=

{{main|Monday Night Baseball}}

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!Year

!Date

!colspan="2" |Matchup

rowspan=2|2016

|May 23, 2016, 8:00PM

|Los Angeles Angels

|Texas Rangers

September 19, 2016, 10:00PM

|Arizona Diamondbacks

|San Diego Padres

rowspan=6|2020

|August 3, 2020, 7:00PM

|New York Mets

|Atlanta Braves

August 10, 2020, 6:00PM

|Atlanta Braves

|Philadelphia Phillies

August 17, 2020, 9:00PM

|San Diego Padres

|Texas Rangers

August 24, 2020, 7:00PM

|Chicago Cubs

|Detroit Tigers

September 7, 2020, 9:00PM

|Colorado Rockies

|San Diego Padres

September 14, 2020, 8:00PM

|Oakland Athletics

|Seattle Mariners

2021

|April 12, 2021, 7:30PM

|Chicago Cubs

|Milwaukee Brewers

rowspan=4|2022

|April 11, 2022, 6:30PM

|New York Mets

|Philadelphia Phillies

June 20, 2022, 8:00PM

|St. Louis Cardinals

|Milwaukee Brewers

July 11, 2022, 7:00PM

|New York Mets

|Atlanta Braves

August 15, 2022, 8:00PM

|Houston Astros

|Chicago White Sox

rowspan=12|2023

|April 24, 2023, 9:30PM

|Oakland Athletics

|Los Angeles Angels

May 1, 2023, 8PM

|San Francisco Giants

|Houston Astros

May 22, 2023, 7:30PM

|San Francisco Giants

|Minnesota Twins

May 29, 2023, 8PM

|Los Angeles Angels

|Chicago White Sox

June 5, 2023, 6:30PM

|Kansas City Royals

|Miami Marlins

July 3, 2023, 9:30PM

|Los Angeles Angels

|San Diego Padres

July 17, 2023, 9:30PM

|Minnesota Twins

|Seattle Mariners

August 14, 2023, 8:30PM

|Arizona Diamondbacks

|Colorado Rockies

August 21, 2023, 8PM

|Seattle Mariners

|Chicago White Sox

September 4, 2023, 9:30PM

|Baltimore Orioles

|Los Angeles Angels

September 18, 2023, 6:30PM

|Minnesota Twins

|Cincinnati Reds

September 25, 2023, 9:30PM

|San Diego Padres

|San Francisco Giants

rowspan=13|2024

|April 1, 2024, 6:30PM

|Texas Rangers

|Tampa Bay Rays

April 22, 2024, 7:30PM

|Chicago White Sox

|Minnesota Twins

April 29, 2024, 7:30PM

|Minnesota Twins

|Chicago White Sox

May 6, 2024, 6:00PM

|Detroit Tigers

|Cleveland Guardians

May 20, 2024, 7:30PM

|Detroit Tigers

|Kansas City Royals

June 3, 2024, 9:30PM

|San Francisco Giants

|Arizona Diamondbacks

June 10, 2024, 6:30PM

|Baltimore Orioles

|Tampa Bay Rays

June 17, 2024, 6:30PM

|Cincinnati Reds

|Pittsburgh Pirates

July 8, 2024, 6:30PM

|Cleveland Guardians

|Detroit Tigers

August 19, 2024, 9:30PM

|Minnesota Twins

|San Diego Padres

August 26, 2024, 6:30PM

|Houston Astros

|Philadelphia Phillies

August 26, 2024, 9:30PM

|Tampa Bay Rays

|Seattle Mariners

September 9, 2024, 7:30PM

|Los Angeles Angels

|Minnesota Twins

=Tuesday nights=

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!Year

!Date

!colspan="2" |Matchup

rowspan=3|2014

|April 8, 2014, 8PM

|Cincinnati Reds

|St. Louis Cardinals

July 29, 2014, 8PM

|New York Yankees

|Texas Rangers

August 26, 2014, 8PM

|Minnesota Twins

|Kansas City Royals

rowspan=2|2015

|June 23, 2015, 7PM

|St. Louis Cardinals

|Miami Marlins

July 28, 2015, 8PM

|New York Yankees

|Texas Rangers

rowspan=2|2016

|April 26, 2016, 9:30PM

|St. Louis Cardinals

|Arizona Diamondbacks

August 6, 2016, 7:00PM

|St. Louis Cardinals

|Cincinnati Reds

rowspan=4|2017

|May 9, 2017, 7:00PM

|New York Yankees

|Cincinnati Reds

August 1, 2017, 10:00PM

|Minnesota Twins

|San Diego Padres

August 8, 2017, 8:00PM

|St. Louis Cardinals

|Kansas City Royals

August 15, 2017, 8:00PM

|Detroit Tigers

|Texas Rangers

rowspan=6|2018

|April 17, 2018, 7:00PM

|Cleveland Indians

|Minnesota Twins

May 15, 2018, 8:00PM

|St. Louis Cardinals

|Minnesota Twins

June 5, 2018, 8:00PM

|Miami Marlins

|St. Louis Cardinals

June 26, 2018, 7:00PM

|Arizona Diamondbacks

|Miami Marlins

July 10, 2018, 8:00PM

|Kansas City Royals

|Minnesota Twins

September 4, 2018, 8:00PM

|Los Angeles Angels

|Texas Rangers

2019

|August 27, 2019, 10:00PM

|Texas Rangers

|Los Angeles Angels

rowspan=9|2020

|July 28, 2020, 9:00PM

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Houston Astros

August 11, 2020, 7:00PM

|Chicago White Sox

|Detroit Tigers

August 18, 2020, 8:00PM

|St. Louis Cardinals

|Chicago Cubs

August 25, 2020, 6:30PM

|Baltimore Orioles

|Tampa Bay Rays

August 25, 2020, 9:30PM

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|San Francisco Giants

September 1, 2020, 6:30PM

|Toronto Blue Jays

|Miami Marlins

September 8, 2020, 7:30PM

|Boston Red Sox

|Philadelphia Phillies

September 15, 2020, 8:30PM

|Oakland Athletics

|Colorado Rockies

September 22, 2020, 9:00PM

|Texas Rangers

|Arizona Diamondbacks

rowspan=8|2021

|May 25, 2021, 8:00PM

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Houston Astros

June 1, 2021, 6:00PM

|Chicago White Sox

|Cleveland Indians

June 8, 2021, 7:00PM

|Washington Nationals

|Tampa Bay Rays

August 31, 2021, 9:30PM

|Milwaukee Brewers

|San Francisco Giants

September 7, 2021, 6:30PM

|New York Mets

|Miami Marlins

September 14, 2021, 7:30PM

|Cleveland Indians

|Minnesota Twins

September 21, 2021, 10:00PM

|San Francisco Giants

|San Diego Padres

September 28, 2021, 7:00PM

|Philadelphia Phillies

|Atlanta Braves

=Wednesday nights=

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!Year

!Date

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rowspan=2|2017

|April 5, 2017, 7PM

|New York Yankees

|Tampa Bay Rays

April 5, 2017, 7PM

|Kansas City Royals

|Detroit Tigers

2018

|April 4, 2018, 7:30PM

|St. Louis Cardinals

|Milwaukee Brewers

rowspan=3|2020

|August 5, 2020, 4:00PM

|Philadelphia Phillies

|New York Yankees

August 12, 2020, 6:30PM

|Kansas City Royals

|Cincinnati Reds

September 9, 2020, 6:30PM

|Chicago White Sox

|Pittsburgh Pirates

2021

|April 28, 2021, 7:00PM

|Chicago Cubs

|Atlanta Braves

rowspan=8|2022

|May 11, 2022, 7:00PM

|Tampa Bay Rays

|Los Angeles Angels

June 8, 2022, 7:30PM

|New York Yankees

|Minnesota Twins

June 15, 2022, 7:00PM

|Milwaukee Brewers

|New York Mets

August 10, 2022, 8:00PM

|Chicago White Sox

|Kansas City Royals

August 17, 2022, 8:00PM

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Milwaukee Brewers

August 24, 2022, 7:00PM

|Chicago White Sox

|Baltimore Orioles

September 7, 2022, 8:30PM

|Arizona Diamondbacks

|San Diego Padres

September 14, 2022, 7:30PM

|Milwaukee Brewers

|St. Louis Cardinals

2023

|September 20, 2023, 6:30PM

|New York Mets

|Miami Marlins

rowspan=6|2024

|May 8, 2024, 6:30PM

|Arizona Diamondbacks

|Cincinnati Reds

June 5, 2024, 9:30PM

|San Diego Padres

|Los Angeles Angels

August 7, 2024, 6:30PM

|San Diego Padres

|Pittsburgh Pirates

August 21, 2024, 7:30PM

|Milwaukee Brewers

|St. Louis Cardinals

September 4, 2024, 7:30PM

|Cleveland Guardians

|Kansas City Royals

September 11, 2024, 9:30PM

|San Diego Padres

|Seattle Mariners

=Thursday nights=

{{main|Thursday Night Baseball}}

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!Year

!Date

!colspan="2" |Matchup

2014

|May 15, 2014

|San Diego Padres

|Cincinnati Reds

2015

|June 18, 2015

|Milwaukee Brewers

|Kansas City Royals

rowspan=2|2016

|April 7, 2016

|Texas Rangers

|Los Angeles Angels

April 21, 2016

|Detroit Tigers

|Kansas City Royals

2017

|May 18, 2017

|New York Yankees

|Kansas City Royals

rowspan=2|2018

|May 10, 2018

|Minnesota Twins

|Los Angeles Angels

June 14, 2018

|Tampa Bay Rays

|New York Yankees

rowspan=3|2020

|July 30, 2020

|San Diego Padres

|San Francisco Giants

August 20, 2020

|Milwaukee Brewers

|Minnesota Twins

September 24, 2020

|Detroit Tigers

|Kansas City Royals

rowspan=3|2022

|June 30, 2022

|San Diego Padres

|Los Angeles Dodgers

July 28, 2022

|Seattle Mariners

|Houston Astros

August 4, 2022

|Tampa Bay Rays

|Detroit Tigers

rowspan=4|2023

|June 1, 2023

|Los Angeles Angels

|Houston Astros

June 15, 2023

|Los Angeles Angels

|Texas Rangers

July 6, 2023

|St. Louis Cardinals

|Miami Marlins

August 24, 2023

|Cincinnati Reds

|Arizona Diamondbacks

rowspan=5|2024

|April 18, 2024

|Arizona Diamondbacks

|San Francisco Giants

May 9, 2024

|Kansas City Royals

|Los Angeles Angels

June 13, 2024

|Los Angeles Angels

|Arizona Diamondbacks

June 27, 2024

|Cleveland Guardians

|Kansas City Royals

August 15, 2024

|Minnesota Twins

|Texas Rangers

=Saturday afternoons=

As of the 2025 season, FS1 carries a Saturday afternoon game most weeks (unless the broadcast network is airing a game). These games, like the weeknight games, are non-exclusive. FS1's coverage begins with the pregame show a half-hour before the game, which usually starts at 1, 4  or 10 p.m. Eastern Time. If there is a second or rarely third game on FS1, which occurs in the early season before the Fox broadcast network's exclusive Saturday evening coverage begins (it will still air games after the broadcast network coverage on some weeks, or when Fox switches to a Thursday night game on a given week), a studio show is aired in between.

=Postseason coverage=

{{see also|List of American League Division Series broadcasters|List of National League Division Series broadcasters|List of American League Championship Series broadcasters|List of National League Championship Series broadcasters}}

With FS1 taking over most MLB coverage in 2014, postseason coverage on Fox Sports' end of the package began to be split between the Fox broadcast network and FS1. The deal, which brought back Division Series baseball to Fox for the first time since 2006, put Fox's Division Series games exclusively on FS1. As part of their contract renewal before the 2019 season, Fox has agreed to air any League Championship Series Game 7 that Fox Sports has rights to (not including the game 7 on TBS) on the broadcast network. Fox airs the World Series in its entirety, as has been the case every year since 2000.

For the 2020 NLCS however, while Fox aired Games 1, 4 and 7, FS1 aired every game except Game 1 as it simulcast Games 4 and 7. (Game 4 was scheduled to air only on FS1 but the postponement of a previously scheduled Thursday Night Football game that was supposed to air on Fox allowed both Fox and FS1 to air the game.){{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/two-week-5-games-pushed-004828947.html|title=Two Week 5 games pushed back after positive COVID-19 tests|date=9 October 2020 }}

For the 2021 ALCS, Fox aired Games 1 and 2 while FS1 aired Games 2–6 (Game 2 was simulcast on both channels), Game 7 would have aired on both networks had the series gone its distance. From 2022 on, Fox will air more postseason games as part of the renewal made in 2018.

Digital on-screen graphics

{{see also|Fox_Sports_(United_States)#Graphics,_scoring_bugs,_and_theme_music|Major_League_Baseball_on_Fox#Digital_on-screen_graphics}}

In 2020,{{cite news |last=Ourand|first=John|date=October 12, 2020|title=Shanks on where Fox/MLB started and where it's going next|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2020/10/12/Media/Fox-Shanks.aspx|work=Sports Business Journal}} Fox unveiled a new graphics package for its NFL and college football coverage starting with Super Bowl LIV. Baseball broadcasts continued using this package through the end of the 2021 regular season, as the new on-screen look is for football only. Beginning with the 2021 season,{{cite news |last=Southard|first=Dargen|date=August 11, 2021|title='A magical night of television': Inside FOX Sports' preparation for Field of Dreams game broadcast|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/baseball/2021/08/11/fox-sports-prepares-field-of-dreams-mlb-game-dyersville-iowa-yankees-white-sox/5536523001/|work=Des Moines Register}} Fox and FS1 started using stylized cartoon illustrations on players rather than traditional photos, similar to those used on the network's NFL coverage since the previous year's Super Bowl.

Theme music

{{see also|Major_League_Baseball_on_Fox#Theme_music|Fox_Sports_(United_States)#Graphics,_scoring_bugs,_and_theme_music}}

NJJ Music composed{{cite web|url=https://www.coreycambridge.com/silentgiants/2019/2/22/scott-schreer-foxs-nfl-amp-mlb-music-composer|title=Scott Schreer - FOX's NFL & MLB music composer|date=February 22, 2019|website=coreycambridge.com|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=April 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425124836/https://www.coreycambridge.com/silentgiants/2019/2/22/scott-schreer-foxs-nfl-amp-mlb-music-composer|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last=Vlam|first=Victor|date=September 18, 2012|title=That iconic WNBC news theme? Turns out it is composed by NJJ Music|url=https://www.networknewsmusic.com/article/that-iconic-wnbc-news-theme-turns-out-it-is-composed-by-njj-music/|work=Network News Music}}{{cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0775200/filmotype/soundtrack?ref_=m_nmfm_2|title=Soundtrack (34) - Scott Schreer|website=IMDb}} the original MLB on Fox theme music{{cite web |url=https://www.televisiontunes.com/MLB_on_Fox.html|title=MLB on Fox - Theme Song|website=TelevisionTunes.com}}{{YouTube|title=MLB On FOX Theme 1996-2007|id=gl_wxr0OnW8}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/best-network-baseball-theme-songs-music-of-all-time-nbc-abc-cbs-espn-tbs-fox-mlb/1n6v4oqetdasi15wv50vbur2cm|title=The 9 best network baseball theme songs of all time, ranked|last=Foster|first=Jason|date=September 20, 2015|website=The Sporting News}} in 1996. This theme music was used exclusively from June 1996 until early May 2007. In mid-May 2007, an updated version{{YouTube|title=FOX MLB Theme (2007-2010)|id=EzMHUtsPn9U}} was unveiled, featuring a more jazzy feel and implementing a full orchestra instead of the synth elements used by the 1996 theme.

Beginning with the 2010 postseason,{{cite news |last=Papaserge|first=Ryan|date=October 14, 2010|title=The 10 Best TV Sports Themes of the Past 20 Years|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/491510-the-10-best-tv-sports-themes-of-the-past-20-years|work=Bleacher Report}} both the 2007 theme and the Flach theme were replaced by the longtime NFL on Fox theme music, which began to be used for all Fox sporting events.

In 2014, the 2007–2010 jazz theme was brought back for regular season games on MLB on FS1. The NFL theme was retained for MLB on Fox, including Fox Saturday Baseball, Baseball Night in America, the All-Star Game and all coverage of the postseason. However, occasionally one of the two themes was heard on telecasts that were designated for the other, implying that the designations are slightly fluid.

In 2020, MLB on Fox reintroduced the original 1996–2007 theme; Fox Sports regional affiliates continued to use the 2007–2010 theme until the network was rebranded to Bally Sports in 2021. As of the 2021 season, the original theme is now used for coverage of all games across both Fox and FS1.

Ratings

The largest regular season MLB audience on FS1 is for a June 2018 game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays. The game averaged 980,000 viewers.{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=Jon|title=Ratings: World Cup, MLB on FS1, College Baseball|url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2018/06/world-cup-ratings-mlb-fs1-ncaa-baseball/|date=June 2018|access-date=March 2, 2025|website=Sports Media Watch}}

=Postseason=

  • 2014 National League Championship Series
  • Game 2: 4.4 million viewers
  • Game 4: 5.1 million viewers
  • Game 5: 4.9 million viewers
  • 2015 American League Championship Series
  • Game 1: 5.9 million viewers
  • Game 6: 5.6 million viewers
  • 2016 National League Championship Series
  • Game 2: 7.3 million viewers
  • Game 6: 9.7 million viewers
  • 2017 American League Championship Series
  • Game 1: 6.2 million viewers
  • Game 3: 3.1 (5.1 million viewers)
  • Game 4: 4.7 million viewers
  • Game 5: 3.3 (5.3 million viewers)
  • Game 6: 8.2 million viewers
  • Game 7: 9.9 million viewers
  • 2018 National League Division Series
  • Milwaukee Brewers vs. Colorado Rockies
  • Game 1: 2.46 million viewers
  • Game 2: 1.77 million viewers
  • Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves
  • Game 2: 2.03 million viewers
  • Game 3: 3.02 million viewers
  • Game 4: 2.17 million viewers
  • 2018 National League Championship Series
  • Game 1: 4.64 million viewers
  • Game 3: 4.21 million viewers
  • Game 4: 4.21 million viewers
  • 2019 American League Division Series
  • New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
  • Game 2: 2.32 million viewers
  • Game 3: 2.66 million viewers
  • Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays
  • Game 1: 2.53 million viewers
  • Game 2: 1.39 million viewers
  • Game 4: 3.70 million viewers
  • Game 5: 3.67 million viewers
  • 2019 American League Championship Series
  • Houston Astros vs New York Yankees
  • Game 2: 5.59 million viewers
  • Game 3: 3.84 million viewers
  • Game 4: 5.86 million viewers
  • Game 5: 5.63 million viewers
  • Game 6: 7.47 million viewers
  • 2020 National League Division Series
  • Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
  • Game 1: 1.49 million viewers
  • Game 2: 1.64 million viewers
  • Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins
  • Game 1: 1.30 million viewers
  • Game 3: 1.01 million viewers
  • 2020 National League Championship Series
  • Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
  • Game 2: 2.46 million viewers
  • Game 3: 2.09 million viewers
  • Game 4: 5.04 million viewers (also aired on Fox)
  • Game 5: 3.61 million viewers
  • Game 6: 4.28 million viewers
  • Game 7: 9.67 million viewers (also aired on Fox)
  • 2021 American League Division Series
  • Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox
  • Game 1: 2.70 million viewers
  • Game 2: 2.70 million viewers
  • Game 4: 3.47 million viewers
  • Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox
  • Game 1: 2.06 million viewers
  • Game 4: 1.70 million viewers
  • 2021 American League Championship Series
  • Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox
  • Game 2: 5.7 million viewers (also aired on Fox)
  • Game 3: 4.1 million viewers
  • 2022 National League Division Series
  • Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
  • Game 1: 2.43 million viewers
  • Game 2: 3.11 million viewers
  • Game 3: 4.10 million viewers
  • Game 4: 3.00 million viewers
  • Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
  • Game 3: 2.91 million viewers
  • Game 4: 2.79 million viewers
  • 2022 National League Championship Series
  • Philadelphia Phillies vs San Diego Padres
  • Game 1: 4.10 million viewers
  • Game 2: 1.99 million viewers (4.96 million viewers with Fox and Fox Deportes included)
  • Game 3: 4.88 million viewers
  • Game 5: 3.61 million viewers
  • 2023 American League Division Series
  • Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
  • Game 1: 1.94 million viewers
  • Game 2: 1.60 million viewers
  • Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros
  • Game 1: 2.49 million viewers
  • Game 2: 2.28 million viewers
  • Game 4: 2.70 million viewers
  • 2023 American League Championship Series
  • Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros
  • Game 2: 785 thousand viewers (4.46 million viewers with Fox and Fox Deportes included)
  • Game 3: 4.64 million viewers
  • Game 4: 3.66 million viewers
  • Game 5: 4.22 million viewers
  • Game 6: 4.77 million viewers
  • Game 7: 2.76 million viewers (6.92 million viewers with Fox and Fox Deportes included)
  • 2024 National League Division Series
  • New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
  • Game 2: 3.46 million viewers
  • Game 3: 3.79 million viewers
  • Game 4: 4.05 million viewers
  • San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Game 2: 2.88 million viewers
  • Game 3: 3.44 million viewers
  • Game 4: 4.65 million viewers
  • 2024 National League Championship Series
  • New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Game 2: 1.15 million viewers (5.63 million viewers with Fox and Fox Deportes included)
  • Game 3: 5.88 million viewers
  • Game 4: 3.96 million viewers
  • Game 5: 4.32 million viewers
  • Game 6: 6.27 million viewers

=2023 World Baseball Classic=

  • Group A
  • Cuba vs Netherlands: 141 thousand viewers
  • Panama vs Italy: 139 thousand viewers
  • Czech Republic vs Korea: 85 thousand viewers
  • Group B
  • Australia vs Korea: 134 thousand viewers
  • China vs Japan: 68 thousand viewers
  • Group C
  • United States vs Colombia: 981 thousand viewers
  • Mexico vs United States: 791 thousand viewers
  • Canada vs United States: 721 thousand viewers
  • Great Britain vs Mexico: 395 thousand viewers
  • Great Britain vs Canada: 215 thousand viewers
  • Group D
  • Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic: 949 thousand viewers
  • Venezuela vs Puerto Rico: 599 thousand viewers
  • Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: 457 thousand viewers
  • Israel vs Puerto Rico: 394 thousand viewers
  • Israel vs Dominican Republic: 377 thousand viewers
  • Quarterfinals
  • Puerto Rico vs Mexico: 792 thousand viewers
  • Semifinals
  • Cuba vs United States: 1.95 million viewers
  • Japan vs Mexico: 1.89 million viewers
  • Final
  • Japan vs United States: 4.48 million viewers

Commentators and studio personalities

{{main|List of Major League Baseball on Fox broadcasters|List_of_current_Major_League_Baseball_broadcasters#Television_broadcasters|List of Fox Sports announcers}}

=Current play-by-play commentators=

  • Joe Davis: Lead play-by-play{{cite press release|title=FOX Sports Taps Ace Broadcaster Joe Davis as the New Voice of MLB on FOX|url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/latest-news/2022/04/08/fox-sports-taps-ace-broadcaster-joe-davis-new-voice-mlb-fox|publisher=FOX Sports Interactive Media, LLC|website=FOXSports.com|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=April 10, 2022}}{{cite news |last=Bucholtz|first=Andrew|date=April 4, 2022|title=Joe Davis will take over from Joe Buck as Fox's top MLB play-by-play voice, including for the World Series|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/joe-davis-will-take-over-from-joe-buck-as-foxs-top-mlb-play-by-play-voice.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=}}{{cite news |last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=April 4, 2022|title=Joe Davis will be Fox's new voice of World Series|url=https://nypost.com/2022/04/04/joe-davis-will-be-foxs-new-voice-of-world-series/|work=The New York Post|location= |access-date=}}
  • Adam Amin: #2 play-by-play
  • Jason Benetti: alternate play-by-play
  • Kevin Kugler: alternate play-by-play
  • Kenny Albert: alternate play-by-play
  • Connor Onion: alternate play-by-play
  • Eric Collins: alternate play-by-play
  • Jeff Levering: alternate play-by-play

=Current color commentators=

  • John Smoltz: Lead color{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 31, 2021|title=FOX Sports Names Starting Lineup for 2021 Major League Baseball Regular Season|url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/latest-news/2021/03/31/fox-sports-names-starting-lineup-2021-major-league-baseball-regular-season|work=FoxSports.com|location= |access-date=}}
  • A. J. Pierzynski: #2 color
  • Eric Karros: alternate color
  • Tom Verducci: alternate color
  • Mark Sweeney: alternate color
  • Dontrelle Willis: alternate color

=Current field reporters=

=Current studio team=

See also

References

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