MLB fans in Arizona can watch the Diamondbacks live without cable on Bally Sports Arizona with DIRECTV STREAM Choice, and Fubo. DIRECTV STREAM offers the greatest coverage of Diamondbacks games throughout the regular season and playoffs.
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If you can’t make it to Chase Field to watch the Diamondbacks in person in 2023, don’t worry, you can live stream Arizona Diamondbacks baseball on Roku, Amazon, Android, Apple, and Samsung devices, just to name a few. Diamondbacks fans in Phoenix can watch the team on Bally Sports Arizona with Bally Sports+, fuboTV, or DIRECTV STREAM “Choice.” Outside of Arizona, MLB.TV is the best bet for watching the Arizona Diamondbacks out-of-market.
Bally Sports Arizona, plus ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1, and more. | $99.99 / month | 5 Day Free Trial |
Watch Bally Sports Arizona, ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1, and more. | $74.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
For out-of-market Diamondbacks fans. | $24.99 / month | Signup for MLB.TV on ESPN+ |
The most important channels for Diamondbacks fans
Bally Sports Arizona is the regional sports network (RSN) that broadcasts Arizona Diamondbacks games to local fans. When the Diamondbacks are on national TV, ESPN, FS1, FOX, MLB Network, or TBS will have the game. A handful of times every season, the Diamondbacks will also appear in exclusive streaming games put on by Apple and Peacock. When the Diamondbacks are on a national broadcast, or a streaming exclusive, Bally Sports Arizona will be blacked out.
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For Diamondbacks fans in Arizona
Bally Sports Arizona is broadcast across Arizona, as well as New Mexico, parts of Utah, and Southern Nevada. If you live in one of these territories, you can watch the Diamondbacks on DirecTV Stream “Choice.”
DirecTV Stream “Choice” gets you Bally Sports Arizona, which means you can live stream these teams:
- Phoenix Suns regular season games
- Phoenix Coyotes regular season games
- Arizona Diamondbacks regular season games
- Phoenix Rising FC regular season games
- Arizona Cardinals commentary (not games)
Although you can’t watch Arizona Cardinals games on Bally Sports Arizona, you can live stream the Cardinals on FOX 10 Phoenix on DirecTV Stream.
With the exception of the streaming exclusive MLB games, which require separate apps, DirecTV Stream “Choice” carries ESPN, FOX, FS1, TBS, and MLB Network for watching the Diamondbacks baseball when they are on national TV.
If you live outside of Arizona
Outside of Arizona, New Mexico, parts of Utah, and Southern Nevada, MLB fans will be considered out-of-market for the Diamondbacks and won’t have access to Bally Sports Arizona. For these fans, the best bet is to purchase an MLB.TV package.
MLB.TV – watch every Diamondbacks game
MLB.TV is the premium out-of-market option for MLB fans. With MLB.TV fans can circumvent the regional broadcast rules and watch any game they like, including Diamondbacks games. If you want to follow just one team all summer, the rate drops to a one time annual fee of $109.99.
ESPN+ – watch out-of-market baseball
ESPN+ plays one out-of-market MLB game every day during the regular season. You can’t follow the Diamondbacks season this way, but you can watch a fun lineup of out-of-market baseball games, which will sometimes include the Diamondbacks.
Read our ESPN+ review.
When the Diamondbacks are on national TV
When the Diamondbacks are on an exclusive national broadcast, Bally Sports Southeast will be blacked out. Here is how to watch the Braves when they don’t appear on the local RSN.
Watch the Diamondbacks on National TV in the regular season and playoffs.
Watching Diamondbacks live FAQ
Due to the extreme summer heat in Phoenix that is only getting worse due to climate change, Chase Field, the Diamondbacks’ home stadium has a retractable roof which can be opened in the fall but kept closed in the sweltering summer months.
Yes, you can watch in-market Diamondbacks games on fuboTV. New for 2023, fuboTV will carry Bally Sports regional sports networks, including Bally Sports Arizona for watching the Diamondbacks.