Baseball Night in America

For regular season games televised by ABC and NBC from 1994–1995, see The Baseball Network § Baseball Night in America. For afternoon baseball games on Fox, see Fox Saturday Baseball.

2012 American TV series or program

Baseball Night in America

The current logo for Baseball Night in America.

Also known as| MLB on Fox
Fox Saturday Baseball
Genre| Baseball telecasts
Presented by| Joe Davis
John Smoltz
Ken Rosenthal
Adam Amin
A. J. Pierzynski
Adam Wainwright
Jason Benetti
Tom Verducci
Opening theme| "MLB on Fox theme music" (2020–present)
"NFL on Fox theme music" (2012–2019)
Composers| NJJ Music (2020–present)
Scott Schreer (2012–2019)
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 10
Production
Production locations| Various MLB stadiums (game telecasts)
Fox Network Center, Los Angeles, California (studio segments, pregame, and postgame shows)
Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| 180 minutes (varies depending on game length)
Production company| Fox Sports
Original release
Network| Fox
FS1/FS2 (overflow coverage only)
Release| May 26, 2012 (2012-05-26) –
present
Related
MLB on Fox

Baseball Night in America is an American television presentation of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by Fox Sports for the Fox network on Thursday or Saturday nights.

Fox's coverage includes 24 weeks worth of coverage as of 2024, with 20 Saturday windows and 4 Thursday windows. Coverage usually includes 2 to 4 separate games all starting at 7PM ET, with local affiliates airing the game of most interest to their audience.

## History

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While Fox has aired Fox Saturday Baseball games since 1996, Fox only began using the Baseball Night in America branding in 2012.[1] In the inaugural season, the Baseball Night in America branding was used for games from May 19 to July 7.[2]

Until 2021, Baseball Night in America aired every Saturday from the last week in May to the second week in July. Beginning with the 2019 season, late season Fox Saturday Baseball games moved from the afternoon to prime time. therefore a separate section of games was added for September. Some of these September games aired on Thursday night as Thursday Night Baseball.[3]

For the first time since 2020, during the 2023 season, Fox also aired afternoon Fox Saturday Baseball games on April 1, 22, and 29 and June 24.[4]

For the 2025 season, Fox will air Baseball Night in America games on March 29 and every Saturday in primetime from May 3 to August 16, as well as on August 30, September 6, 13 and 27. The August 2 game will be the MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway and will be the only Fox Baseball Night in America window to not feature at least a second game. Games will also air in primetime on Thursday nights on August 21, September 11 and 18. Fox will also air Fox Saturday Baseball afternoon games on April 19 and 26 and the MLB Tokyo Series at 6:00 a.m. eastern time on Tuesday, March 18.[5]

## On air staff

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Main articles: List of MLB on Fox broadcasters and List of current Major League Baseball broadcasters

### Play-by-play commentators

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* Joe Davis (Lead)
* Adam Amin
* Jason Benetti
* Kevin Kugler
* Don Orsillo
* Connor Onion
* Kenny Albert
* Alex Faust
* Jeff Levering
* Aaron Goldsmith

### Color commentators

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* John Smoltz (Lead)
* Eric Karros
* A.J. Pierzynski
* Tom Verducci
* Mark Sweeney
* Dontrelle Willis
* Adam Wainwright

### Field reporters

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* Ken Rosenthal
* Tom Verducci

### Studio

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* Kevin Burkhardt (Host)
* Chris Myers (Host)
* Mike Hill (Host)
* Eric Karros (Analyst)
* Mark Sweeney (Analyst)
* Dontrelle Willis (Analyst)

## See also

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* Major League Baseball on Fox
* MLB on FS1
* Thursday Night Baseball

## References

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1. ^ "FOX Hearkens Back to the Baseball Network with 'Baseball Night in America'". April 10, 2012.
2. ^ "Was Baseball Night in America a success this year for Fox?".
3. ^ "Fox Sports and Major League Baseball Extend Rights Deal Through 2028". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
4. ^ "FOX Sports Unveils Its 2023 Major League Baseball Regular Season Schedule". March 23, 2023.
5. ^ Mazzeo, Mike (February 25, 2025). "Fox unveils schedule for its 30th MLB season". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved February 27, 2025.

## External links

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* Official website

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Related programs|

* Baseball Night in America (2012–present)
* The Cheap Seats (2010–2011)
* Fox Saturday Baseball (1996–present)
* MLB Whiparound
* Major League Baseball Game of the Week
* Thursday Night Baseball (1997–2001, 2019–present)
* This Week in Baseball (2000–2011)
* MLB Tuesday (1997–1998)

Related articles|

* DirecTV N3D
* FoxTrax
* Scooter
* Score bug
* Television contracts
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s
* MLB Network
* World Series television ratings

| National
coverage|

* Fox (1996–present)
* FS1 (2014–present)
* FS2 (2014–present)
* Fox Deportes (2012–present)
* Fox Family Channel (2001)
* Fox Sports Net (1997–1999)
* FX (1997)

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Former FSN
regional coverage|

* Arizona (Arizona Diamondbacks)
* Bay Area (Oakland Athletics & San Francisco Giants; 1998–2007)
* Chicago (Chicago Cubs & Chicago White Sox, 1998–2006)
* Detroit (Detroit Tigers)
* Florida (Miami Marlins & Tampa Bay Rays)
* Houston (Houston Astros, 2009–2012)
* Kansas City (Kansas City Royals)
* Midwest (St. Louis Cardinals)
* New York (New York Mets, 1998–2005)
* North (Minnesota Twins)
* FSN Northwest (Seattle Mariners; 2004–2011)
* Ohio (Cincinnati Reds)
* Rocky Mountain (Colorado Rockies, 1997–2010)
* San Diego (San Diego Padres)
* South (Atlanta Braves)
* Southeast (Atlanta Braves)
* Southwest (Texas Rangers)
* West (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
* Wisconsin (Milwaukee Brewers)
* Sun (Miami Marlins & Tampa Bay Rays)
* SportsTime Ohio (Cleveland Indians)
* YES Network (New York Yankees)

Fox/MyTV
O&O Stations|

* New York City: WNYW 5 (Yankees, 1999–2001), WWOR 9 (N.Y. Giants, 1951–1957; Brooklyn Dodgers, 1950–1957; Mets, 1962–1998; Yankees, 2005–2014)
* Los Angeles: KTTV 11 (Dodgers, 1958–1992), KCOP 13 (Dodgers, 2002–2005; Angels, 2006–2012)
* Chicago: WFLD 32 (White Sox, 1968–1972, 1982–1989)
* Philadelphia: WTXF 29 (Phillies, 1983–1989)
* Dallas–Fort Worth: KDFW 4 & KDFI 27 (Texas Rangers, 2001–2009)
* San Francisco–Oakland: KTVU 2 (Giants, 1961–2007; Athletics, 1973–1974), KICU 36 (Athletics, 1999–2008)
* Boston: WFXT 25 (Red Sox, 2000–2002)
* Washington, D.C.: WTTG 5 (Senators, 1948–1958), WDCA 20 (Nationals, 2005–2008)
* Houston: KRIV 26 (Astros, 1979–1982), KTXH 20 (Astros, 1983–1997, 2008–2012)
* Detroit: WJBK 2 (Tigers, 1953–1974; 2007)
* Minneapolis–Saint Paul: KMSP 9 (Twins, 1979–1988, 1998–2002), WFTC 29 (Twins, 1990–1992, 2005–2010)

TV history by decade|

* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s

Commentators|

* All-Star Game
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Game of the Week
* Prime time

Lore|

| Regular season|

* 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase
* Philip Humber's perfect game (2012)
* London Series (2019, 2023, 2024)
* MLB at Field of Dreams (2021, 2022)
* MLB at Rickwood Field (2024)
* MLB Speedway Classic (2025)
* Curse of the Bambino
* Yankees–Red Sox rivalry

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Postseason games|

* The Flip Play (2001)
* Steve Bartman (2003)
* The 53-Minute 7th Inning (2015)
* Chicago Cubs end the Billy Goat curse (2016)
* José Bautista's bat flip

World Series games|

* The last night of the New York Yankees dynasty (2001)
* Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
* Walk-off obstruction (2013)
* Game 5 of the 2017 World Series (2017)
* Houston Astros sign stealing scandal (2017)
* Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam (2024)

World Series|

* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

AL Championship Series|

* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

NL Championship Series|

* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022
* 2024

AL Division Series|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

NL Division Series|

* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022
* 2024

All-Star Game|

* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025
* 2026
* 2027

World Baseball Classic|

* 2023

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* FS1
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* Boxing on Fox
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* United Football League (2024)
* Thoroughbred Racing on Fox Sports
* Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Channels|

* FS1
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* Fox Sports Mexico
* Big Ten Network (61%)
* Fox Deportes
* Fox Soccer Plus
* Fox Sports Racing

Streaming affiliation|

* Fox One
* Tubi

Radio network|

* Fox Sports Radio

Online|

* FoxSports.com

Former programs|

* Best Damn Sports Show Period
* Bowl Championship Series
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* FIA World Endurance Championship
* Formula One
* NFL Europa on Fox
* NHL on Fox
* Soccer Night in America
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Defunct or sold|

* Fox Soccer
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* Fox Sports Brazil
* Fox Sports Networks
* Fox College Sports
* Fox Sports Go
* Fuel TV Australia
* Fuel TV Portugal (sold to Fluid Youth Culture)
* Speed
* Venu Sports (33.33%)

See also|

* FoxBox
* FoxTrax
* List of Fox Sports announcers
* Fox Sports International
* Fox Sports Australia
* Fox Cricket
* Fox Footy
* Fox League
* Fox Sports News
* Fox Sports Argentina

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Primetime|

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* The Simpsons (since 1989)
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* Hell's Kitchen (since 2005)
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* MasterChef (since 2010)
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* Beat Shazam (since 2017)
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* Lego Masters (since 2020)
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* Name That Tune (since 2021)
* Crime Scene Kitchen (since 2021)
* Next Level Chef (since 2022)
* Lego Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular (since 2022)
* Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (since 2023)
* Accused (since 2023)
* Animal Control (since 2023)
* Farmer Wants a Wife (since 2023)
* Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars (since 2023)
* Krapopolis (since 2023)
* The Floor (since 2024)
* We Are Family (since 2024)
* Grimsburg (since 2024)
* TMZ Investigates (since 2024)
* The 1% Club (since 2024)
* The Quiz with Balls (since 2024)
* Universal Basic Guys (since 2024)
* Murder in a Small Town (since 2024)
* Going Dutch (since 2025)
* Doc (since 2025)
* Extracted (since 2025)
* Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service (since 2025)
* The Snake (since 2025)
* The Fixer (since 2025)

News|

* Fox News Sunday (since 1996)

Sports|

* NFL on Fox (since 1994)
* Fox NFL Sunday (since 1994)
* Fox Saturday Baseball (since 1996)
* MLB on Fox (since 1996)
* Fox College Football (since 1999)
* NASCAR on Fox (since 2001)
* Soccer on Fox Sports (since 2010)
* Baseball Night in America (since 2012)
* Fox College Hoops (since 2013)
* Boxing on Fox (since 2015)
* MLS on Fox (since 2015)
* PBA on Fox (since 2018)
* Big Noon Kickoff (since 2019)
* Thoroughbred Racing on Fox Sports (since 2019)
* UFL on Fox (since 2024)
* IndyCar Series on Fox (since 2025)

Upcoming|

* 99 to Beat (2025)
* Celebrity Weakest Link (2025)
* Lego Masters Jr. (2025)
* Next Level Baker (2025)
* American Dad! (2005–2014; 2026)
* Best Medicine (2026)
* The Faithful (2026)
* Fear Factor: The Next Chapter (2026)
* Memory of a Killer (2026)

See also
Animation Domination (High-Def)
Animation on Fox
Fox Sunday Night / Sunday Funday
Weekend Marketplace

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Contract history|

* Blackout policy
* American broadcasting contracts
* Canadian broadcasting contracts
* Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961

| By decade|

* 1940s
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s

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Over-the-air broadcasters|

* Fox
* ABC
* history

| Former|

* CBS
* DuMont
* NBC
* history

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Pay television broadcasters|

* ESPN/ESPN+
* FS1
* Fox Deportes
* TBS/Max

| Former|

* USA
* Fox Family/ABC Family

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Streaming media carriers|

* Apple TV+
* The Roku Channel

| Former|

* Peacock
* YouTube

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MLB owned
and operated entities|

* The Baseball Network
* Extra Innings
* MLB Network
* MLB.tv

Broadcast days|

* Game of the Week
* broadcasters
* Monday Night
* broadcasters
* Tuesday Night
* Wednesday Night
* Thursday Night
* Friday Night
* Saturday Afternoon
* Saturday Night
* Sunday Afternoon
* Sunday Night

Local broadcasters|

* Current announcers
* Historical television broadcasters

| Regional sports networks|

* AT&T SportsNet
* Chicago Sports Network
* FanDuel Sports Network
* Fox Sports
* Marquee Sports Network
* MASN
* NBC Sports
* NESN
* Rangers Sports Network
* Root Sports
* SNY
* Space City Home Network
* Spectrum SportsNet LA
* Sportsnet
* SportsNet Pittsburgh
* SportsChannel
* YES Network

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Superstations|

* TBS (Atlanta Braves)
* WGN Sports (Chicago Cubs and White Sox)

Pay-per-view services|

* GiantsVision

Owned-and-operated stations|

* Fox

Syndication arrangements|

* MLB Local Media
* Gray Television

News television series|

* Baseball Tonight
* Major League Baseball: An Inside Look
* Race for the Pennant
* This Week in Baseball

| MLB Network programs|

* Hot Stove
* Intentional Talk
* MLB's 20 Greatest Games
* MLB Network Showcase
* MLB Tonight
* Off Base
* Quick Pitch

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Specialty programming|

* The Baseball Bunch
* Baseball IQ
* Baseball's Seasons
* Home Run Derby
* Kiner's Korner
* Yankeeography

| Reality television series|

* The Club
* The Franchise

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Rebroadcasts|

* ESPN Classic
* Mets Classics
* Yankees Classics

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Broadcasters by event|

* World Series (television ratings)
* ALCS
* NLCS
* All-Star Game
* ALDS
* NLDS
* Wild Card Round

International coverage|

* MLB International

| Australia|

* ESPN Australia
* Fox Sports
* One

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United Kingdom and Ireland|

* TNT Sports
* Five
* BBC Sport (UK only)

Canada|

* Sportsnet
* TSN
* TVA Sports

Latin America|

* ESPN
* Fox Sports

Brazil|

* ESPN Brasil
* Fox Sports

Japan|

* Fuji TV
* NHK
* TBS

South Korea|

* SPOTV

Landmark events|

* Broadcasting firsts
* Telecasts technology
* Score bug

Miscellaneous|

* Instant replay
* TV markets

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