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The 2023 Major League Baseball season is into the postseason, with the matchups set for the American League and National League Championship Series.
The 2023 MLB Championship Series games run from Oct. 15 to 24, with a best-of-seven format. The Texas Rangers face the Houston Astros in the ALCS, while it’s the Philadelphia Phillies versus the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS.
If you want to watch the playoff games on TV, they are airing across FOX, FS1 and TBS. Want to stream baseball playoffs online without cable? Your best bet is to sign up for DIRECTV Stream, which gets you a live-streaming feed of all the above channels that you can watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or smart TV.
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How to Watch the MLB Playoffs Online: Live-Stream Baseball Free
Want to watch the MLB playoffs online free? DIRECTV Stream has a five-day free trial that you can use to stream the baseball games online for free. Choose to continue on with one of their streaming plans (from $64.99 and up) or cancel before your free trial is up without being charged.
Another way to live-stream baseball playoffs online for free? Use fuboTV, which has Fox and FS1 as part of its channel lineup. Fubo’s plans include DVR so you can record the games to watch back later if you aren’t able to watch them live. Fubo also has a free trial offer running right now that you can use to watch the MLB playoffs online free.
One of the best ways to watch the baseball playoffs online (without worrying about canceling your free trials) is through Hulu With Live TV, which gets you access to Hulu’s streaming library and 90+ live TV channels. Hulu’s latest deal gets you into its Live TV plan for just $49.99 — a 30 percent discount. The deal also includes access to Disney + and ESPN+ for free.
Watch Baseball Playoffs on MLB.TV
As always, you’ll be able to watch every postseason baseball game on MLB.TV. The streaming service is offering a $24.99 “Postseason Package,” but Amazon Prime members can get a seven-day free trial here.
You’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member to get the deal, and you can then find the channel on Amazon Prime Video. MLB.TV lets you stream baseball playoff games live and also watch a full replay, with full game archives available on-demand 90 minutes after the game ends.
Don’t have Amazon Prime? Sign up for a free 30-day trial here.
2023 MLB Playoffs: Postseason Matchups
The road to the World Series runs through two intriguing matchups this postseason. On the American League side, the Texas Rangers face off against the Houston Astros in the first-ever Championship Series to feature two teams from the same state.
The National League Division Series is hotly contested with the Arizona Diamondbacks versus the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The winners of the League Championship Series advance to the 2023 World Series. The Astros are the defending World Series Champions, after defeating the Phillies in six games last year to earn their second championship title.
You can watch the entire 2023 MLB playoffs live online with a free trial to DIRECTV Stream here.
