How To Watch The Rays For The 2026-27 Season

Major League Baseball will produce and distribute Tampa Bay Rays local television broadcasts beginning in 2026. The league announced this shift on Feb. 2, introducing Rays.TV as a direct-to-consumer streaming platform for in-market games.

Subscriptions went on sale Tuesday. Season-ticket members will get half off subscriptions. Fans can bundle Rays.TV with an MLB.TV out-of-market subscription for $199.99 per season, saving 20% off the combined individual pricing of both services.

Fans across Florida will be able to watch games through their cable or satellite provider and through the streaming service, without local blackouts. Provider details and channel lineups will be shared before Opening Day, with channels expected near other sports programming.

The on-air talent team from 2025 will return. Play-by-play broadcaster Dewayne Staats, color analyst Brian Anderson, and in-game reporter Ryan Bass will continue in their roles.

"Since our first days of taking ownership of the club, we've been committed to delivering a world‑class fan experience," said Tampa Bay Rays CEO Ken Babby, according to MLB.com. "This transition reflects that commitment. With MLB's best‑in‑class streaming platform, Rays fans in our home market will finally be able to stream games on the MLB App without local blackouts."

The club ended its contract with Main Street Sports Group, the parent company of FanDuel Sports Network Sun. All 162 regular-season games will be available through either local distribution or MLB's national broadcast partners.

Rays.TV will launch with the club's Spring Training opener against the Braves at Charlotte Sports Park. That game and four others will be available for free with an account on the MLB App: March 4 vs. the Netherlands, March 17 vs. the Yankees, March 20 vs. the Red Sox, and March 21 vs. the Twins.

Fans can access the streaming service on the MLB App and MLB.com through a wide variety of devices. Fans outside the home market can still watch games with an MLB.TV subscription.

Five other clubs will have the league produce their in-market game broadcasts this season. The Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, and St. Louis Cardinals made similar announcements in early February.