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.

Baseball Night in America
The current logo for Baseball Night in America.
Also known asMLB on Fox
Fox Saturday Baseball
GenreBaseball telecasts
Presented byJoe 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)
ComposersNJJ Music (2020–present)
Scott Schreer (2012–2019)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons10
Production
Production locationsVarious MLB stadiums (game telecasts)
Fox Network Center, Los Angeles, California (studio segments, pregame, and postgame shows)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time180 minutes (varies depending on game length)
Production companyFox Sports
Original release
NetworkFox
FS1/FS2 (overflow coverage only)
ReleaseMay 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

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

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

Play-by-play commentators

Color commentators

Field reporters

Studio

See also

References

  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.
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