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These nine KC Royals games will air on national television during 2025 season

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) had to dive back to first base when first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino lined out to New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe in the eighth inning during Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at Kauffman Stadium.
Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) had to dive back to first base when first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino lined out to New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe in the eighth inning during Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at Kauffman Stadium. tljungblad@kcstar.com

Following the 2024 Major League Baseball season, Bally Sports Kansas City rebranded as the FanDuel Sports Network, and that’s how fans can watch or stream most Royals games this year.

But some of those games on FanDuel Sports Network also will air on KCTV5 and/or KSMO-TV, meaning you won’t need cable to watch.

Other Royals contests will be shown nationally on Fox or FS1 or Apple TV. The Royals will be featured multiple times on “Fox Saturday Baseball and once on Apple TV’s “Friday Night Baseball.”

Apple TV on Monday announced its MLB schedule through June 27.

“We’re thrilled to bring another season of ‘Friday Night Baseball’ to Apple TV+, with top-tier production quality that baseball fans love,” Oliver Schusser, Apple TV vice president, said in a news release. “This season, we’re excited to offer an amazing lineup of games with no blackouts, available across more devices than ever before.”

Here are the nine Royals games that will be broadcast nationally and not on the FanDuel Sports Network.

April 17: Royals at Tigers, 5:40 p.m. on FS1

April 26: Astros at Royals, 6:10 p.m. on FS1

May 3: Royals at Orioles, 6:15 p.m. on Fox

June 20: Royals at Padres, 8:40 p.m. on Apple TV

June 21: Royals at Padres, 6:15 p.m. on Fox

July 26: Guardians at Royals, 6:15 p.m. on Fox

Aug. 30: Tigers at Royals, 6:15 p.m. on Fox

Sept. 6: Twins at Royals, 6:15 p.m. on Fox

Sept. 11: Royals at Guardians, 6:15 p.m. on Fox

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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