Please, if you’re so inclined … everybody from the 313, put your hands on the remote and follow me.

Be honest here. Did you, lovely “De2roiter,” see your Detroit Tigers in this position? It is totally fine to say no — rational, even. Last summer, A.J. Hinch and his squad were below .500 and sellers at the trade deadline. Since then, the Tigers mounted an electrifying playoff run, then flipped into 2025 with the American League’s best record through their first 70 games. Reigning Cy Young fireballer Tarik Skubal leads a great group of pitchers, and the lineup boasts big bats in Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene. If you haven’t done so just yet, now is the time to tap into a special-looking season.

These days, keeping up with baseball’s nightly broadcasts is needlessly difficult. The channel rotation gets disorienting, especially as the sport switches up its TV presence for the new era. Blackout restrictions are maddening, too. Here’s our best effort to make sense of it all, tailored to Tigers fans. Make sure you’re following the team and the MLB in your feed. Cody Stavenhagen is our fantastic Motor City beat writer, dispatching from Detroit with series roundups and major takeaways. Now, let’s make our way through the streaming jungle, where Tigers roar while digging for third.

How to stream regional Detroit Tigers broadcasts in-marketFubo (try for free)

Fubo is a cable-cutting streaming platform that offers local and national channels, along with add-on sports packages. Any game on FanDuel Sports Network, ESPN, Fox or MLB Network can be streamed here (more on those below). TBS games cannot.

What you need to watch these games: The “pro” plan starts at $84.99 per month, with an additional charge for 4K Ultra HD. For more baseball, there is the MLB.TV add-on, which streams every out-of-market game for $29.99 a month, and the “sports lite” package (with MLB Network) for $9.99 a month.

FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Every team has a regional sports network, or “RSN,” that carries local matchups. Aside from the nationally televised action, all Tigers games are on FDSN Detroit. The franchise has partnered with this station since it was under the FOX Sports and Bally umbrellas.

Jason Benetti does play-by-play, and quite well at that. His call of Parker Meadows’ feverish grand slam last September was one of 2024’s best. Benetti is joined by a trio of former Tigers — Dan Petry, a starter for the 1984 World Series winner; Kirk Gibson, the ALCS MVP from that majestic ’84 run; and Carlos Peña, who slugged 75 homers in four seasons.

What you need to watch these games: Fubo, DirecTV Stream (starting $80-90 monthly) or a FanDuel Sports Network team pass ($19.99 per month / $189 annually, with Detroit Pistons and Red Wings included)

How to watch the regional broadcasts on cable or satellite

What you need to watch these games: A carrier in your territory that has FDSN Detroit, like any of the following.

AT&T U-Verse
Ace Communications
Cable America
Comcast
DirecTV
Dish
Litehouse.net
Nova Cable
Town & Country
How to watch the regional broadcasts out-of-market

The MLB.TV package has all out-of-towners covered, with every regular-season inning from across the league (excluding national and in-market regional games). It costs $149.99 annually. Fubo offers the MLB.TV add-on for $29.99 a month.

Meanwhile, MLB Network airs almost 300 local broadcasts for national audiences, so you can catch some Tigers games there. MLB Network also offers 26 unique, produced-in-house “showcase” games that are not subject to local blackouts.

What you need to watch these games: MLB Network for select games / MLB.TV for all of them

How to watch the national TV gamesESPN

The league has partnered with ESPN since 1990; that ends this fall. Yup, the purveyors of the iconic music are indeed opting out of their remaining baseball broadcasts. For this season, you’ll still find select primetime matchups here. Jon Sciambi (play-by-play for the Cubs) and Karl Ravech are usually on the mic, alongside five-time World Series winner David Cone and well-traveled utility hitter Eduardo Pérez. For ESPN, think Sundays, especially “Sunday Night Baseball.”

Remaining Tigers games on ESPN: None listed

Fox/FS1

Fox is where you’ll sometimes hear our boy Benetti on the call, or Joe Davis (voice of the Dodgers) or Adam Amin (the NBA’s Chicago Bulls). Retired Silver Slugger catcher A.J. Pierzynski, playoff stalwart Adam Wainwright, 1992 Rookie of the Year Eric Karros and former Tiger starter Dontrelle Willis rotate in the booth. Three Hall of Famers are on this network: Derek Jeter, David Ortiz and John Smoltz. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal can be seen reporting from the field, too. Fox usually has a Saturday spot.

Remaining Tigers games on Fox/FS1:

Saturday, July 5 at Cleveland Guardians
Monday, July 7 vs. Tampa Bay Rays (FS1)
Saturday, August 16 at Minnesota Twins
Saturday, August 30 at Kansas City Royals
Wednesday, September 17 vs. Cleveland Guardians (FS1)
TBS

This is the Tuesday action, with Brian Anderson (Brewers) and Ron Darling (Mets) as the mainstays. It’s another stacked pre-postgame show with 2007 NL MVP Jimmy Rollins and longtime Tiger Curtis Granderson (a.k.a. The Grandy Man!). Hello, old friend:

TBS games can also be streamed on Max. The playoff broadcasts add decorated former player and manager Dusty Baker to the studio. Bob Costas was on the mic here before his retirement last fall.

Remaining Tigers games on TBS: None listed

Roku

The purple metropolis now has “MLB Sunday Leadoff” games free from blackout restrictions.

Remaining Tigers games on Roku:

Sunday, June 15 vs. Cincinnati Reds
Apple TV+

Like with Roku, you can stream more baseball games from your smart TV. Unlike Roku, the Apple TV+ games are regionally blacked out. Alex Faust (also of NHL and Jeopardy fame) is on these calls, as is Wayne Randazzo (Angels).

Remaining Tigers games on Apple TV+:

Friday, July 11 vs. Seattle Mariners

For national MLB games in general, think:

TBS on Tuesdays
Apple TV+ on Fridays
Fox and FS1 on Saturdays
Roku on Sunday mornings
ESPN with “Sunday Night Baseball”
MLB Network on most days
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(Photo of Tarik Skubal: Gregory Shamus / Getty Images)