TBS has unveiled the first eight games of its Sunday afternoon MLB schedule and the first things that jump out are the three appearances each by the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays. In the Rays’ case, all of their games are against the Yankees and Red Sox. No other teams make multiple appearances during that stretch. You will see the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers once during that span.
This season, TBS will carry games on 26 Sundays. It will carry all of the MLB Divisional Playoffs as well as the American League Championship Series and if there’s a Wild Card round, it’s expected TBS will have that as well.
Let’s check out the MLB on TBS schedule.
“Sunday MLB on TBS” Returns with Multiple Appearances by the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox During April and May
Network will deliver its First Pitch on Sunday, April 8 with the Tampa Bay Rays hosting the Yankees
The ‘boys of summer’ will return to TBS as the network opens its 26-game Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season schedule on Sunday, April 8, with the Tampa Bay Rays hosting their American League East division rival the New York Yankees. The “Sunday MLB on TBS” schedule for 2012, which includes match-ups on the network every Sunday afternoon throughout the regular season, includes multiple appearances by the New York Yankees (April 8,April 29 and May 6) and the Boston Red Sox (April 15, May 20 and May 27). The schedule will also feature a rematch of the 2011 ALCS when Josh Hamilton and the two-time defending AL champion Texas Rangers visit Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers on April 22 at 1 p.m. (ET). Other highlights of the early schedule include:
- April 8: The “Sunday MLB on TBS” schedule gets underway with Derek Jeter and the Yankees taking on Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays (1:30 p.m. ET).
- May 13: A National League showdown featuring the 2011 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals hosting the Atlanta Braves (2 p.m. ET).
- May 20: Interleague match-up between two star-studded squads when Adrian Gonzalez and the Red Sox visit Hunter Pence and the Philadelphia Phillies (1:30 p.m. ET).
The network will also exclusively televise the 2012 MLB All-Star Selection Show on Sunday, July 1. In October, TBS will once again provide exclusive coverage of all four MLB Division Series (DS) and the American League Championship Series (ALCS). The network will announce future games on its schedule coinciding with its selection windows.
2012 SUNDAY MLB ON TBS SCHEDULE
Date Time (ET) Game Sunday, April 8 1:30 p.m. New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, April 15 1:30 p.m. Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox Sunday, April 22 1 p.m. Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers Sunday, April 29 1 p.m. Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees Sunday, May 6 2 p.m. New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals Sunday, May 13 2 p.m. Atlanta Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, May 20 1:30 p.m. Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Phillies Sunday, May 27 1:30 p.m. Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox TBS has broadcast MLB coverage for more than 30 years serving as the exclusive home of the MLB Division Series (DS) and one League Championship Series (LCS) since 2007 and home of Atlanta Braves coverage from 1977 to 2007.
That’s going to do it for this post.
