By Phillip Swann
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Former editor of 4 TV magazines. Author of TV Dot Com.
TV Answer Man, there’s no way I will get MLB TV at $149. Do they think we’re crazy or something??!!!! That’s ridiculous! — Tony, Las Vegas.
Tony, I feel your pain. MLB.TV, the league’s package of out-of-market games, costs $149 for the entire 2024 season. You do get 7,000 minor league games with the package and MLB says some devices will have Multiview, which will enable you to watch four games on one screen. But that’s still a lot of money, albeit the same price as last year.
But like last year, there’s a way to purchase MLB.TV for 50 percent off — and contribute to a worthy cause.
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The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association is offering 50 percent off the online package of out-of-market regular season MLB games for every contribution of $25 or more. That would bring the price to just $100 when you add $25 for the MLBPA donation. Still, it’s a 33 percent savings overall. (You can also deduct your contribution on your taxes.)
Update: MLBPAA Restricts 50 Percent Discount to Active Members
And if you’re a baseball fan, you’ll soon see that the $25 is money well spent. The MLBPAA, which was founded in 1982, raises money for youth baseball programs and former MLB players who are having trouble making ends meet in their retirement years. Former Cleveland Indians (Guardians) slugger Jim Thome is the group’s current president.
“A nonprofit organization, the MLBPAA establishes a place where a player’s drive for excellence and achievement on the field can continue long after they take their last steps off the professional diamond,” the MLBPAA states on its web site.
In addition to the MLB.TV discount, your contribution will entitle you to an official MLBPAA tote bag, a subscription of Baseball Alumni News, 20 percent off memorabilia, and other discounts such as 10 percent off merchandise purchased at MLB.com. You also get discounted rates at Peloton, 24 Hour Fitness, Choice Hotels and several other services.
To learn more about this offer, and the benefits, click here.
A MLB.TV subscriber will be able to watch every 2024 out-of-market game on 400 supported devices, including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, computers, smart phones and tablets, among others.
Local blackouts will still apply in the 2024 MLB TV out-of-market package. You cannot watch the team or teams in your local market with a MLB.TV subscription. You can determine which teams would be blacked out in your zip code here. (MLB TV is also selling ‘no blackout’ plans for the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies in their markets.)
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