If you don’t have cable, you can still easily watch any and every Athletics game in 2026.
Your options for streaming Athletics games this season will depend on what channel a particular game is on. So, you can check here to see where a certain game is being televised, and then read on below for the best ways to watch any game on any channel without cable.
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How to Stream Athletics Games on NBC Sports California
In Market
- 🏆 Our Top Choice: Peacock “Premium” + NBC Sports California add-on
- 💰 The Free Trials:
- DirecTV Stream “Choice” (5-day free trial)
- YouTube TV “Base Plan” (21-day free trial)
- Hulu + Live TV (3-day free trial)
Out of Market
- 🏆 The Only Free Trial: MLB.TV via Fubo (7-day free trial)
- 🥈 The Same but Different: MLB.TV via ESPN (no free trial)
- Includes one-month free trial of ESPN Unlimited, but not MLB.TV.
- After initial purchase, ESPN subscription is not required to maintain MLB.TV subscription
Canada
How to Stream Athletics Games on Peacock
Note: These games will almost always be simulcast on either NBC or NBCSN
United States
- 🏆 Watch for Free: Peacock “Premium Plus” via Prime Video (7-day free trial)
- 💰 The Cheapest Long-Term: Peacock “Premium” (no free trial)
- ✂️ Watch via NBC or NBCSN:
- DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” (5-day free trial)
- YouTube TV “Base Plan” (7-day free trial; length sometimes changes)
- Hulu + Live TV (3-day free trial)
Canada
How to Stream Athletics Games on Apple TV
United States
- 🏆 Our Top Choice: Apple TV via Prime Video (7-day free trial)
- 🥈 Another Free Option: Apple TV (7-day free trial)
Canada
How to Stream Athletics Games on ESPN
United States
- 💰 The Cheapest: Sling Orange Day Pass
- 🏀 The Multi-Sport Package: ESPN Unlimited (no free trial)
- ✂️ The Cable Replacers:
- Fubo “Pro” (7-day free trial)
- DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” (5-day free trial)
- YouTube TV “Base Plan” (7-day free trial; length sometimes changes)
- Hulu + Live TV (3-day free trial)
Canada
How to Stream Athletics Games on Fox or FS1
United States
- 🏆 The Simple Option: Fox One (7-day free trial)
- ✂️ The Cable Replacers:
- Fubo “Pro” (7-day free trial)
- DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” (5-day free trial)
- YouTube TV “Base Plan” (7-day free trial; length sometimes changes)
- Hulu + Live TV (3-day free trial)
Canada
How to Stream Athletics Games on TBS
United States
- 💰 The Free Trials:
- DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” (5-day free trial)
- YouTube TV “Base Plan” (7-day free trial; length sometimes changes)
- Hulu + Live TV (3-day free trial)
- 🥈 The Cheapest: HBO Max “Standard” Plan (no free trial)
Canada
How to Watch Every Athletics Game for the Lowest Price
In Market
If you live in the Athletics market, here’s our recommendation on the best way to watch every game this season:
- Sign up for Peacock “Premium” and the NBC Sports California add-on
- This costs $36 per month ($10.99 for Peacock and $24.95 for the add-on)
- This will get you every every Athletics game that is on NBC Sports California, Peacock, NBC or NBCSN, which is most of them in local markets.
- For any games on Apple TV, sign up for a free -seven day trial of Apple TV via Prime Video or regular Apple TV.
- If you don’t have any free trials available, either option will cost you $13 for one month.
- For any games on ESPN, Fox, FS1 or TBS (that aren’t also on NBC Sports California), sign up for a free trial of DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” or YouTube TV “Base Plan” or Hulu + Live TV or Fox One.
- The least expensive (non-free trial) alternative for ESPN games is a Sling Orange Day Pass for $5.
- The least expensive (non-free trial) alternative for Fox and FS1 games is Fox One for $20 per month.
- The least expensive (non-free trial) alternative for TBS games is HBO Max for $18.50.
Ultimately, that’s about $180 (five months of Peacock + NBC Sports California) for the rest of the season to watch a vast majority of Athletics games.
If you add in five months of service for Apple TV, which will have plenty of Athletics games and lots of MLB games in general, that’s another $65 total.
Out of Market
If the Athletics play outside your market, and you live in the United States, here’s a step-by-step guide to watch every game for as cheap as possible:
- Sign up for MLB.TV via ESPN to watch every out-of-market Athletics game.
- This costs $30 per month or $150 for the season.
- This includes a one-month free trial of ESPN Unlimited, which you need when signing up.
- After initial purchase, ESPN Unlimited subscription is not required to maintain MLB.TV subscription
- If you want to avoid ESPN’s confusing sign-up process, sign up for MLB.TV via Fubo instead.
- This costs $30 per month, so the full season (six months of service) will be $30 more expensive than ESPN’s option.
- For any games on Peacock, sign up for a free seven-day trial of Peacock “Premium Plus” via Prime Video.
- Alternatively, if the game is simulcast on NBC or NBCSN (most will be), you can watch with a free trial of DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” or YouTube TV “Base Plan” or Hulu + Live TV.
- If you don’t have any free trials available, the least expensive way to watch is Peacock “Premium” for $11 per month.
- For any games on Apple TV, sign up for a free -seven day trial of Apple TV via Prime Video or regular Apple TV.
- If you don’t have any free trials available, either option will cost you $13 for one month.
- For any games on ESPN, Fox, FS1 or TBS, sign up for a free trial of DirecTV Stream “Entertainment” or YouTube TV “Base Plan” or Hulu + Live TV or Fox One.
- The least expensive (non-free trial) alternative for ESPN games is a Sling Orange Day Pass for $5.
- The least expensive (non-free trial) alternative for Fox and FS1 games is Fox One for $20 per month.
- The least expensive (non-free trial) alternative for TBS games is HBO Max for $18.50.
That’s $150 to watch most out-of-market Athletics games this season.
It will then cost more to watch all of the nationally televised games throughout the year, though that number could drop a bit depending on how you time out the various free trials.
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