Overview
- Sportsnet will air Apple TV+’s production of Friday’s Royals–Blue Jays game on Rogers channels while producing its usual Blue Jays Central pre-game and post-game shows.
- Sportsnet and the Blue Jays approached Major League Baseball, which facilitated the arrangement with Apple to enable the simulcast.
- The matchup had been slated as an Apple TV+ exclusive, and the deal ensures Canadians without Apple subscriptions can watch on traditional television.
- After Toronto lost Thursday and Cleveland won, the Blue Jays’ magic number remained three, making Saturday the earliest possible clinch date.
- The agreement also confirms Apple TV+ will have exclusive rights to Toronto’s Sept. 26 home game against the Tampa Bay Rays.