ESPN+ To Present 12 MLB Spring Breakout Games, Launches New Whiparound Show
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ESPN announces 12 MLB Spring Breakout Games will stream on ESPN+ from Thursday, March 14 through Sunday, March 17. All games will be available nationally without local blackout restrictions. In addition, ESPN has announced a new Spring Breakout Squeeze Play whiparound show. All games at the whiparound show will be available nationally without local blackout restrictions.
Spring Breakout Squeeze Play will be hosted by Dani Wexelman and ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel. The team will go live on Friday, March 15 at 3 p.m. ET to begin five hours of coverage of the breakout games that day, cutting in to provide expert analysis and commentary on MLB’s next generation of stars. Spring Breakout Squeeze Play will provide coverage through 8 p.m. ET.
MLB Spring Breakout games will stream on ESPN+ from Thursday, March 14 through Sunday, March 17. MLB Spring Breakout: MiLB Spring Training Prospect Showcase is a new event aimed to showcase the game’s young players during spring training. Each roster is comprised of the current top prospects who are entering the 2024 season with rookie status.
The first MLB Spring Breakout game on ESPN+ will showcase right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes, the number one selection in the 2023 MLB Draft, and the Pittsburgh Pirates as they face off against Jackson Holliday, the first selection in the 2022 MLB Draft, and the Baltimore Orioles. Both Holliday and Skenes were ranked in the top ten of ESPN’s top 100 prospect list by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.
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Date
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Time (ET)
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Game
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Thu, Mar. 14
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7 p.m.
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles
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Fri, Mar. 15
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2 p.m.
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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins
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Fri, Mar. 15
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3 p.m.
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New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals
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Fri, Mar. 15
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4 p.m.
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Seattle Mariners vs. San Diego Padres
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Fri, Mar. 15
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5 p.m.
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Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox
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Fri, Mar. 15
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7 p.m.
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San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics
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Sat, Mar. 16
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1 p.m.
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Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves
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Sat, Mar. 16
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1 p.m.
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Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies
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Sat, Mar. 16
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4 p.m.
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Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees
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Sat, Mar. 16
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4 p.m.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins
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Sat, Mar. 16
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7 p.m.
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Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
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Sat, Mar. 16
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7 p.m.
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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Angels
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