Cost to Stream Twins Games in Post-Blackout Era Revealed

By Eric Strack |

Updated: Jan 24, 2025

MLB: Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics — Credit: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images

The Minnesota Twins are going to be playing real baseball games again in just two months. In fact, pitchers and catchers will start reporting for spring training in less than three weeks, on February 13. Position players will trickle in around that same time, as they are mandated to report at Twins facilities in Fort Myers by February 17.

And for the first time ever during the streaming era, which for the MLB goes all the way back to 2002, fans from anywhere in the country will be able to subscribe to stream Minnesota Twins games without fear of blackout restrictions ruining a one-time staple of their summer.

MLB: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins — Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images

After the Twins decided to ditch local RSN coverage in 2025, it no longer matters where you live or which cable/satellite/streaming service you are loyal to. When the first pitch of 2025 is thrown from Busch Stadium (scheduled for 1:15 PM on March 27) against the St. Louis Cardinals, anyone – anywhere – will be able to subscribe and watch.

And yes, I know it may be difficult to believe for many, but that includes those fans who live within something that was once known as the Minnesota Twins’ “local broadcast area”. As long as you have an internet connection and a subscription to Twins.TV on MLB.TV — which is operated by Major League Baseball — you are in.

Subscriptions to Twins.TV will include access to the MLB.TV app, which can be downloaded on any smartphone and most smart TVs. On Friday, at the annual Twinsfest celebration at Target Field, the Twins announced how much a subscription Twins.TV in 2025 will cost: $19.99 monthly or a discounted $99.99 if you pay for the season in full (about a $25 discount if you include a handful of spring training broadcasts).

Twins president Dave St. Peter says the new direct-to-consumer streaming broadcast option will be available for $99.99 per season or $19.99 per month.
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) January 24, 2025

This is the first time the Minnesota Twins have been available on a stand-alone viewing package not privy to RSN blackout rules since the early 80s, before Spectrum Sports (1983-1986) then TwinsVision (1987-1988) then MSC (1989-2001) then FSN (2002-2020) then BSN (2021-2024) started broadcasting games during the last 40+ years.

What about the cable, satellite and all-inclusive streaming customers?

But what about those who have remained loyal to cable and satellite providers during the cord cutting era, or those who use all-inclusive streaming services like Fubo TV — which is the only such stream-only service to offer Twins games over the past couple of seasons? What will happen to those fans?

According to former Minnesota Twins president Dave St. Peter, there will be options available on those platforms by the time the season rolls around. More than likely, that’ll mean an additional ‘Twins TV’ channel on most popular cable, satellite and all-inclusive streaming services, but exactly what that channell will entail and how much it will cost has yet to be determined.

More from Dave St. Peter:

"For the first time ever there will be no streaming blackouts for Twins TV in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Western Wisconsin, and the entire state of Iowa."

"Full confidence" in having cable/satellite distribution too. https://t.co/Yg1JuaA8UZ
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) January 24, 2025

Of course, this is the same guy who assured us that blackouts were going to end before the 2024 season, only to have to eat his words later. But this time around, his words will likely end up on the correct side of right because this situation is not new. Even the Twins website is pretty much guaranteeing coverage to those customers.

Can I still watch Twins games through my Satellite or Cable Provider?

Yes. Twins.TV will be available on similar satellite and cable providers in which Twins Baseball has been carried in the past. Specific providers will be announced later this offseason.

Can I watch Twins Games through non-MLB.TV Streaming Platforms?

Yes. Twins.TV will be available on similar streaming platforms in which Twins Baseball has been carried in the past. Specific platforms will be announced later this offseason.
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Other Major League teams that have been using MLB.TV for local distribution since as far back as the 2023 season, when Diamond Sports Group stopped paying the San Diego Padres for broadcast rights (May 31).

It spread to the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies by 2024. In 2025, the Cleveland Guardians, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers and Twins will join the MLB.TV local revolution.