Tampa Bay Rays launch streaming service to broadcast 2026 games

The Tampa Bay Rays have launched a streaming service to air their games on TV this upcoming season.

The team announced this week the creation of Rays.TV to broadcast every game except those scheduled to be nationally televised.

The full season subscription for the platform is $99.99, with season ticket holders getting a 50% discount. Viewers can also bundle Rays.TV with an out-of-market subscription with MLB.TV for $199.99 for the season.

Rays.TV was introduced about a week after the team announced Major League Baseball would produce and broadcast its games after it exited a deal with Main Street Sports Group, which operated as the Fan Duel Network.

In all, 14 teams are working with MLB on local broadcasts.

Rays CEO Ken Babby said in the statement announcing the partnership last week that it would finally allow fans in the market to stream games on the MLB app without local blackouts while allowing those who prefer to watch on cable and satellite systems to do it that way.

Detailed information on local distribution across cable, satellite and telecom systems, including channel locations, will be announced ahead of the start of the season, the team says in this week’s statement.

Rays.TV will officially launch Feb. 21 with the airing of the team’s opening Spring Training game of the season from Port Charlotte. Four other Spring Training games will be broadcast.

The full on-air talent team from the 2025 season is expected to return.