Phillies to be featured on Apple TV twice through June

Apple TV on Monday released its schedule of Friday night broadcasts through the end of June. Phillies fans will have to pay the $9.99 per month subscription fee in April and June in order to catch the two marquee games the company has exclusive broadcasting rights for.

The first game is on April 4 at home vs. Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The next Phillies Apple TV broadcast doesn’t come until June 20, when Juan Soto and the New York Mets come to town for the start of a three-game weekend series at Citizens Bank Park.

Both games will not be available to watch on the Phillies’ local television network, NBC Sports Philadelphia. Instead, fans will have to download the Apple TV app and pay the subscription fee (or access a 7-day free trial) in order to watch the game. New this year, fans with Android smartphones will be able to download the Apple TV app on their device and stream the game with a subscription.

One of the perks of Apple TV exclusive broadcasts is that fans are able to select the local radio audio overlay. It gives viewers in the local television market a rare chance to watch the game with Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen’s radio call perfectly synced up to the TV broadcast.

Expect to see the Phillies featured a ton on national broadcasts this season. The Phillies will be on what could be the final year of ESPN‘s Sunday Night Baseball three times through the first half of the season: April 27 at the Chicago Cubs, May 11 at the Cleveland Guardians and June 22 vs. the New York Mets. The team is scheduled to be on the free Roku Sunday Leadoff broadcast only once on Aug. 17 at the Washington Nationals at 11:35 a.m. ET.