YouTube Will Stream 21 MLB Games for Free Worldwide During 2021 Season

variety.com:

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYouTube is getting another round of at-bats with America’s pastime.Major League Baseball and YouTube announced a renewal of their global pact for live baseball broadcasts, with the internet video giant set to stream 21 games — for free — over the course of the 2021 regular season.It’s the third season of YouTube’s deal with the league to livestream games, although last year’s MLB season was truncated by the COVID-19 crisis and YouTube carried only four games in September 2020.

News of the renewal comes after YouTube TV last month launched MLB.TV as an add-on option for subscribers to watch out-of-market MLB games.This year, the “MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube” will premiere April 7 at 1 p.m.