Overview
- MLB is offering a free MLB.TV preview that streams out-of-market games on supported devices with no credit card, though games carried on Apple TV and Peacock’s national windows are excluded.
- The promotion anchors the second annual Rivalry Weekend presented by Booking.com, with MLB grouping 11 interleague rivalries plus four regional pairings into one slate.
- Highlighted series include Yankees–Mets, Cubs–White Sox, Reds–Guardians, Phillies–Pirates, and Red Sox–Braves, giving fans a cross-country mix of local bragging rights.
- Yahoo Sports adds context to the Keystone State set as Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes is lined up for the finale and Philadelphia plays under interim manager Don Mattingly after Rob Thomson’s dismissal.
- The Padres–Mariners meeting doubles as the Vedder Cup, a fan-created rivalry with a guitar trophy that Seattle holds and San Diego can take with one win.