This just in… Fox has announced its MLB schedule. No introduction needed. Just scroll down.
One change from last season. There is no pregame show. Fox will just into the games at 4 p.m. ET.
FOX SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2009 FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
2009 Game of the Week Begins Saturday, April 11 at New Time: 4:00 PM/ET
World Champion Phillies, Yankees, Cubs, Mets Scheduled Eight Times
AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays Double Previous Appearances
New York & Los Angeles – As teams in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues fine-tune their line-ups and rotations for what all hope is a chance at postseason glory, the FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK is gearing up for another season of excitement, drama and unforgettable moments. FOX Sports airs 26 consecutive weeks of regular season coverage, the 80th All-Star Game from St. Louis, the American League Championship Series and the 104th World Series. The 2009 season is FOX Sports’ 14th straight as the primary national broadcast television home of Major League Baseball. In that time, FOX Sports has aired 11 World Series, 19 League Championship Series and 10 All-Star Games.
The 2009 FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK schedule features up to three regionalized games and this year most begin at a new 4:00 PM ET time. The final two Saturdays of the regular season are designated as “wild card” dates, allowing FOX Sports to choose up to three games of significance each day.
FOX Sports begins its 2009 coverage on Saturday, April 11 (4:00 PM ET) with a rematch of last year’s ALDS as American League MVP Dustin Pedroia and the Boston Red Sox travel west to face Vladimir Guerrero and the new-look Anaheim Angels. Other “Opening Day” on FOX action includes the Minnesota Twins taking on the Chicago White Sox, who last season squared off in a one game playoff for the AL Central title, and the Houston Astros visiting the St. Louis Cardinals, opponents in both the ’04 and ’05 NLCS.
The 2008 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies make eight MLB on FOX appearances with their first coming on Saturday, May 2 (3:30 PM ET) as they host David Wright and their division rival New York Mets. The season’s schedule also boasts five appearances by the Tampa Bay Rays, defending American League Champions, including a rematch on Saturday, May 9 with their division rival Boston Red Sox, who they battled in last year’s exhilarating seven-game ALCS. The Rays’ five appearances on FOX this season doubles the club’s total since its 1998 inception. Prior to 2009, the Rays appeared on the FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK schedule only once in 2000 and 2003. Last season, three games were added to the FOX schedule down the stretch given the team’s remarkable and unexpected division-winning run. The FOX schedule also has the Rays playing the Indians, Twins and Tigers plus an interleague matchup against the Mets on Saturday, June 20, FOX’s first look at Citi Field, the Mets’ new home.
The initial FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK schedule features at least seven games with traditionally strong teams including the Red Sox (7), Yankees (8), Mets (8), Cubs (8), Braves (8), Indians (8), White Sox (9), Angels (9), Twins (9), Dodgers (9), and Cardinals (9). FOX is allowed a maximum of nine appearances per team.
FOX and a national broadcast audience get their first look at the new Yankee Stadium on Saturday, April 18 when the Bronx Bombers take on the Cleveland Indians in just the third regular season game ever played in the new facility. The following week, Saturday, April 25, FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK showcases the first of three matchups featuring one of sports’ most storied rivalries when the Yankees travel to Boston to square-off with the Red Sox. On Saturday, August 8, the Yankees and Red Sox clash at Yankee Stadium and on Saturday, August 22 the Boston/New York battle shifts back to Fenway Park.
Interleague play on FOX begins on Saturday, May 23 (4:00 PM ET), when the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies travel to New York to face the Yankees and the Texas Rangers travel to Houston to take on the Astros in a battle for the Lone Star
State. Interleague play continues Saturday, June 13, when the new Yankee Stadium plays host to its first ever Subway Series, while the Indians play host to the Cardinals and the White Sox travel to Milwaukee.
After the network’s regular-season coverage, FOX Sports provides live coverage of this year’s American League Championship Series and the 104th World Series. The All-Star Game and all regular and postseason games are broadcast in HD.
David Hill and Ed Goren are the Executive Producers of FOX Sports. Bill Brown is Senior Producer. Scott Ackerson is the Coordinating Producer of MLB on FOX’s studio coverage. Don Bui serves as pregame producer. Pete Macheska is coordinating producer of FOX Sports’ Major League Baseball coverage. Bill Webb directs.
2009 MLB on FOX REGULAR SEASON BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(Note: Schedule Subject to Change; All Times 4:00 PM Eastern unless otherwise noted *)
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Boston Red Sox at Anaheim Angels
Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, April 18, 2009 (*3:30 PM ET)
Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
Anaheim Angels at Minnesota Twins
Saturday, April 25, 2009
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, May 2, 2009 (*3:30 PM ET)
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves
Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers
Saturday, May 9, 2009 (*3:30 PM ET)
Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers
Saturday, May 16, 2009
New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Cleveland Indians at Tampa Bay Rays
Anaheim Angels at Texas Rangers
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees
Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks
Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers
Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners
Saturday, June 13, 2009
New York Mets at New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals at Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers at Anaheim Angels
Milwaukee Brewers at Detroit Tigers
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox
Anaheim Angels at Arizona DiamondbacksSaturday, July 4, 2009
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians
Saturday, July 11, 2009
New York Yankees at Anaheim Angels
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 – 8:00 PM ET
2009 MLB All-Star Game
Busch Stadium – St. Louis, MO
Saturday, July 18, 2009
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers
Saturday, July 25, 2009
St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies
Minnesota Twins at Anaheim Angels
Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers
Saturday, August 1, 2009
New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
Texas Rangers at Anaheim Angels
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks
Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins
Saturday, August 22, 2009
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers
Saturday, August 29, 2009
New York Mets at Chicago Cubs
Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros at Arizona Diamondbacks
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians
San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Brewers
Saturday, September 12, 2009
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago White Sox at Anaheim Angels
Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers
Saturday, September 26, 2009
TBA*
Saturday, October 3, 2009
TBA*
* The final two Saturdays are considered “wild card” dates. Any game or games (up to three) on that day’s schedule can be chosen at the network’s discretion, given proper identification to Major League Baseball.
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