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Between MLB Network, CSN California, and CSN Bay Area's Giants-A's games, the Oakland Athletics will have 10 televised live spring training games, with MLB Network carrying a further six games on a delayed basis. Last season, only 11 spring games were televised overall against the 16 this year.
The biggest increase comes from MLB Network, which will show five live simulcasts of opposing coverage. Last year, MLB Network showed only one game live that was not otherwise available on CSN California.
A's television flagship CSN California will carry just two spring games, one on Sunday, March 8 against the Chicago White Sox at Hohokam Stadium and the other on Thursday, April 2 against the Giants at AT&T Park. CSN California carried one game from Arizona and one game from AT&T Park last year as well.
Giants flagship CSN Bay Area will carry three contests against the A's, one from Scottsdale Stadium on Thursday, March 26, and the two games that conclude the exhibition Bay Bridge Series on Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4.
Live A's spring training television coverage | |||||
Opponent | Date | First Pitch (PT) | Television | Radio | |
vs White Sox | Sun | 8-Mar | 1:05 PM | CSN California | 95.7 |
at Mariners | Wed | 18-Mar | 1:05 PM |
MLB Network
(ROOT SPORTS NW)
|
MLB.com |
at Indians | Mon | 23-Mar | 1:05 PM |
MLB Network
(SportsTime Ohio)
|
MLB.com |
at Brewers | Wed | 25-Mar | 1:05 PM |
MLB Network
(Fox Sports Wisconsin)
|
MLB.com |
at Giants | Thu | 26-Mar | 7:05 PM | CSN Bay Area | 95.7/KNBR |
at White Sox | Sat | 28-Mar | 1:05 PM |
MLB Network
(CSN Chicago)
|
95.7 |
at Angels | Tue | 31-Mar | 1:10 PM |
MLB Network
(Angels broadcast)
|
MLB.com |
at Giants (AT&T) | Thu | 2-Apr | 7:15 PM | CSN California | 95.7/KNBR |
at Giants (AT&T) | Fri | 3-Apr | 7:15 PM | CSN Bay Area | 95.7/KNBR |
vs Giants (Coliseum) | Sat | 4-Apr | 1:05 PM | CSN Bay Area | 95.7/KNBR |
Broadcasts of any game shown by an opponent's television network will be shown on MLB Network on a delayed basis if not live. If previous practice holds true, opponent broadcasts will also be available live to MLB.TV subscribers without blackout restrictions during spring.
MLB Network is pretty much devoting its March calendar to rebroadcasting as many spring games as possible, so most of the games are meant for you to set your DVR. There are six A's games being shown on a delayed basis:
Rebroadcast A's spring training MLB Network coverage | ||||||
Opponent | Date | First Pitch (PT) | MLB Network | Radio | Opponent Television | |
vs Angels | Sat | 7-Mar | 12:05 PM |
Sun 8-Mar
7:00 AM
|
95.7 | Fox Sports West? |
SS at Cubs (Vegas) | Fri | 13-Mar | 5:05 PM |
Fri 13-Mar
9:00 PM
|
MLB.com | CSN Chicago |
at Brewers | Sun | 15-Mar | 1:05 PM |
Sun 15-Mar
11:00 PM
|
95.7 | Fox Sports Wisconsin |
at Dodgers | Mon | 16-Mar | 1:05 PM |
Mon 16-Mar
6:00 PM
|
MLB.com | SportsNet LA |
SS at Rockies | Fri | 20-Mar | 1:10 PM |
Sat 21-Mar
6:00 AM
|
MLB.com | Root Sports RM |
vs Angels | Wed | 1-Apr | 12:05 PM |
Thu 2-Apr
6:00 AM
|
MLB.com | Fox Sports West? |
On the radio, Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo, and Ray Fosse will offer radio coverage on 95.7 the Game on weekends, an extra Thursday game against the Giants, and the end of spring training Bay Bridge series. Games not on 95.7 will be broadcast on mlb.com by Donny Baarns, the voice of the Visalia Rawhide, the Arizona Diamondbacks' Class-A Advanced affiliate.
A's spring training radio only coverage | ||||
Opponent | Date | First Pitch (PT) | Radio | |
vs Giants | Tue | 3-Mar | 12:05 PM | MLB.com/KNBR |
at Giants | Wed | 4-Mar | 12:05 PM | MLB.com/KNBR |
at Cubs | Thu | 5-Mar | 12:05 PM | MLB.com |
at Diamondbacks | Fri | 6-Mar | 12:10 PM | MLB.com |
at Rangers | Mon | 9-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com |
vs Diamondbacks | Tue | 10-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com |
vs Indians | Wed | 11-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com |
vs Mariners | Thu | 12-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com |
SS at Royals | Fri | 13-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com |
SS vs Giants | Sat | 14-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com/KNBR |
SS at Cubs (Vegas) | Sat | 14-Mar | 12:05 PM | 95.7 |
vs Padres | Tues | 17-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com |
SS vs. Dodgers | Fri | 20-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com |
vs Reds | Sat | 21-Mar | 1:05 PM | 95.7 |
at Reds | Sun | 22-Mar | 1:05 PM | 95.7 |
vs Cubs | Tue | 24-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com |
vs Rangers | Fri | 27-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com |
vs Brewers | Sun | 29-Mar | 1:05 PM | 95.7 |
vs Rockies | Mon | 30-Mar | 1:05 PM | MLB.com |