Watch the Rangers live on Bally Sports Southwest with Bally Sports Plus, DIRECTV STREAM, or fuboTV. Out-of-market, add MLB.TV to get regular season coverage.
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It is possible to live stream Texas Rangers games without a cable TV contract. Our top pick for watching the Texas Rangers is DIRECTV STREAM “Choice.” In addition to unlimited DVR for recording long MLB games, DIRECTV STREAM also carries FOX 4, KDFW for watching the Dallas Cowboys.
Watch the Rangers on Bally Sports Southwest, ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, and FOX. | $99.99 / month | 5 Day Free Trial |
Watch the Rangers on Bally Sports Southwest in-market. | $74.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
OUT-OF-MARKET ONLY. Add MLB.TV to a YouTube TV account to watch the Rangers out-of-market. | $72.99 / month | 14 Day Free Trial |
For out-of-market Rangers fans. | $24.99 / month | Sign Up for MLB.TV |
Important channels
Most regular season Rangers games are featured on Bally Sports Southwest.
| DIRECTV STREAM – Choice | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Paramount+ | Sling TV Blue + Sports Extra | Sling Orange | Sling Orange & Blue | YouTube TV | |
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| $99.99 / month | $74.99 / month | $69.99 / month | $5.99 / month | $46 / month | $35 / month | $50 / month | $72.99 / month |
Tonight’s game
Looking for a specific Rangers game? We list every televised Rangers baseball game, both regional and national, as well as the live TV streaming providers that carry them, in the table below.
From Dallas area
In-market Rangers fans can subscribe to DirecTV Stream “Choice” to watch the Rangers. DirecTV Stream is compatible with Roku and Amazon devices, and most smart TVs.
If getting access to all the Rangers games over the regular season is a top priority this summer, DirecTV Stream “Choice” is your only option. Unlike fuboTV which carries regional sports networks as part of its base package, DirecTV Stream bundles them into its “Choice” upgrade, presumably to justify the cost of the carriage agreement with Sinclair.
In addition to the Rangers, Bally Sports Southwest will allow Texas sports fans to feast on pro teams in their region, with coverage available for:
- The Dallas Stars
- The Dallas Mavericks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- San Antonio Spurs
Keep in mind that coverage for all these teams is regional based on zip code. Dallas fans can also watch the Cowboys on DirecTV Stream as the platform carries FOX 4, KDFW, the Dallas local FOX affiliate.
If you don’t live in Dallas
It’s always hard to pin down the exact territory for any RSN. Bally Sports Southwest is widely available across Texas, Arkansas, Northern LA, and eastern NM. If you are outside of these areas, as an out-of-market fan, MLB.TV will be the best path to watching Rangers games.
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 Texas Rangers games. If you want to follow just one team all summer, the rate drops to a one time annual fee of $109.99.
National TV
We’ve also included national channels that carry MLB games: ESPN, FS1, TBS, FOX, and MLB Network. ESPN2 is there for coverage of A-Rod’s (former Texas Ranger) new “Manning cast” style Sunday Night Baseball show. New streaming platforms like Apple TV+ and Peacock are also buying up rights to some MLB games.
MLB makes big money selling the exclusive rights to broadcast packages of games to different media players. For example, Apple just purchased the exclusive rights to broadcast a Friday Night Baseball doubleheader during the regular season. Similarly, ESPN has Sunday Night Baseball. When the Rangers appear in one of these “big stage” games the local coverage will be blacked out to protect contract rights. Here is how to watch the Rangers when they appear on national TV.