You can live stream Kansas City Royals baseball games on a host of different devices, including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, and iPhone, to name just a few. Our top pick, DIRECTV STREAM, is the only live TV streaming service that carries Bally Sports Kansas City, the Royals regional sports network, and also broadcasts KCTV CBS 5 Kansas City for watching the Chiefs on Sundays.
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The most important channels for Royals fans
The vast majority of the Royals regular season is carried by Bally Sports Kansas City. As you can see from the table below, DirecTV Stream “Choice” is currently the only live TV streaming service that carries Bally Sports Kansas City.
When the Royals are on national TV, Kansas City fans will also want access to ESPN, FS1, TBS, FOX, and possibly Apple TV+ and Peacock for games that appear about 36 times a season exclusively on those streaming services.
| DIRECTV STREAM – Choice | ESPN Plus | fuboTV | Hulu + Live TV | Paramount+ | Sling Blue | Blue Sports Extra | YouTube TV | |
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| $99.99 / month | $9.99 / month | $74.99 / month | $69.99 / month | $4.99 / month | $35 / month | $46 / month | $64.99 / month |
How to watch this week’s Royals games
Looking for a specific game? Our software catalogues all the upcoming televised Royals games, as well as the streaming services that carry them, in the easy to follow table below.
For local Royals fans
DirecTV Stream
As we’ve established, DirecTV Stream is the only option for streaming Bally Sports Kansas City. This gives KC fans access to most regular season Royals action. Unfortunately, while Bally Sports Kansas City does offer Chiefs commentary throughout the season, you can’t watch actual Chiefs games on Bally Sports KC.
However, DirecTV Stream carries the channels you need to watch NFL action, including KCTV, Kansas City CBS 5. Most of the Chief’s regular season games will be on KCTV.
If you don’t live in Kansas City
Bally Sports KC has a limited territorial reach, only showing in Kansas and Kansas City. Outside of this area, MLB.TV will be a must-have to follow the Royals.
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 Royals games. If you want to follow just one team all summer, the rate drops to a one time annual fee of $109.99.
When the Royals are on national TV
Although they are a popular regional team with a loyal following, the Royals aren’t on national TV as much as some teams, like the Yankees for example. However, when they are on national TV, this guide will tell you how to watch.