Facebook and Major League Baseball are partnering to broadcast live games on Friday nights, it was announced on Thursday.
The 20-game agreement starts with tomorrow’s Cincinnati Reds-Colorado Rockies matchup at 7 p.m. ET. Additional games will be announced at a later date.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the partnership at an owner’s meeting, saying: “[It’s] really important for us in terms of experimenting with a new partner in this area.”
The games will be available on the official MLB Facebook page, without blackouts, and each week, the broadcast on Facebook will be a feed from a participating team’s local broadcast rightsholder.