Streaming Guide

“I have no idea where to watch it,” is one of the most common refrains people have when discussing why they don’t watch unaffiliated leagues. I don’t particularly like that refrain, but after a few years of attempting to educate people on the availability of unaffiliated baseball streaming options, I realized I needed to try something different. That’s where the idea for a baseball streaming guide came from. 

Herein you will find a listing for every professional league I know of with a tiny bit of info about the league (I will refer to leagues as being spring, summer, fall, or winter; this is based on the American season cycle) and if they have streaming capabilities where you can find a stream online. Also provided are the cost of the stream/service (in American dollars) and any possible restrictions on using the service. In the cases where a mobile app is available, I have listed that as well (keep in mind this will be marked yes for teams that stream via services like Facebook and YouTube but do not have a specific team mobile app). In some cases, a team/league may be using multiple platforms to stream their games. I try to be as thorough as possible, but as always the possibility exists that The Guide is missing one stream or another.

This is all legal of course, while I know baseball fans will pirate streams I can’t endorse that myself. Every stream I list in this article is from a league, television station, or some other organization that is directly affiliated with the league/s they are streaming. The guide is also quite malleable and will be updated regularly so maybe bookmark this page and return to it as needed.*

*This is now an actual page on the site, not just a post, so bookmark if you want but it can always be found at the top of the site.

One final disclaimer, affiliated streams aren’t listed here. Everyone knows that for affiliated leagues either MLB TV or MiLB TV have you covered. They do a good enough job of marketing themselves that I don’t see the need to focus on them here. The focus of this article is unaffiliated leagues only.

Australasia

Asia Winter Baseball League (AWBL)

  • A winter short-season league based out of Taiwan, the AWBL season typically runs from the last week of November to the middle of December. They do have a centralized streaming service. If you sign up for the CPBL package you get the AWBL season for free. The AWBL also utilizes third-party services.
    • CPBL TV – $5/yr
      • Streams of CPBL games, including the playoffs.
      • Mobile App – Yes
      • CPBL Stats has a helpful guide to signing up.
    • Twitch 1 – Free
      • Streams of Douliu Baseball Stadium games, including the playoffs.
      • Mobile App – Yes
    • Twitch 2 – Free
      • Streams of Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium and Chiayi City Municipal Baseball Stadium games, including the playoffs.
      • Mobile App – Yes

Australian Baseball League (ABL)

Baseball Challenge League (BCL)

  • A short-season summer league based in Japan. The BCL season runs from April to October. They do not have a centralized streaming service, and at this time it appears there is no way to stream any games.
    • Not available to stream.

Central League (JPCL)

  • One of the two leagues that form the highest level of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. They play a long-season in the summer. The JPCL season typically lasts from the end of March until October. They do not have a centralized streaming service, but the Hanshin Tigers do have a streaming service.
    • ToraTele – $7/mo
      • Streams of Hanshin Tigers home games as well as games the Tigers play at the Tokyo Dome against any opponent, including the playoffs.
      • Mobile App – Yes

China National Baseball League (CNBL)

  • A short-season fall league out of China. The CNBL starts near the middle of August and lasts until the end of October. The CNBL does not have a centralized streaming service nor does there appear to be any third-party streams available.
    • Not available to stream.

Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL)

  • Taiwan’s premier league is of the long-season summer variety. The CPBL season runs from the end of March to the end of October. They do have a centralized streaming service as well as a number of options to watch the games via a third-party service.

Eastern League (JPEL)

  • A long-season summer league out of Japan that is the feeder league for the JPCL. The JPEL season runs from the beginning of March to the beginning of October. They do not have a centralized streaming service but select games are streamed on Pacific League TV, at no additional cost beyond the regular Pacific League TV monthly fee.

Farm Championship Game (JPFCG)

  • Single championship game played between the winners of Japan’s JPEL and JPWL. This game takes place in the first week of October every year. The JPFCG does not have a centralized streaming service, however the game is streamed on Pacific League TV.

Future League (CFL)

  • A long-season Taiwanese summer farm league for the CPBL. The CFL season runs from the end of March to the beginning of October. They do utilize CPBL TV as a centralized streaming service at no additional cost beyond a regular membership.
    • CPBL TV – $45/yr
      • Streams of CFL games that take place on Friday through Sunday, including the playoffs.
      • Mobile App – Yes
      • CPBL Stats has a great how-to guide for signing up.

Japan Series (NJS)

  • This is the series between the champions of Japan’s JPCL and JPPL. The series takes place near the end of October. There is no centralized streaming service nor are games streamed on any third-party service.
    • Not available to stream.

Japan Women’s Baseball League (JWBL)

  • A long-season summer league in Japan. The JWBL season lasts from March to October. They do have a centralized streaming service.

Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)

  • South Korea’s long-season summer league and the premier league on the Korean peninsula. The KBO season runs from the middle of March to the end of October. They do not have a centralized streaming service, but a third-party service does stream every game.

Kyushu Independent Professional Baseball Organization (KIPBO)

  • A short-season summer league in Japan proposed to start play in 2021. The KIPBO would start its season the last week of March and play until the middle of September. It is unclear at this time if any streaming services will be available.
    • Unknown if available to stream.

Miyazaki Phoenix League (MPL)

  • A short-season winter league in Japan. The MPL runs in the month of November and is an affiliated prospect league with NPB. There is no centralized streaming service for the league or any way to stream any of the games.
    • Not available to stream.

Northern League (KNL)

  • One of the two long-season summer farm leagues for South Korea’s KBO. The KNL season runs from the end of March to the end of September. There is no centralized streaming service for the league, but they do utilize third-party services.

Pacific League (JPPL)

  • One of the two leagues that form the highest level of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. They play a long-season in the summer. The JPPL season typically lasts from the end of March until October. They do have a centralized streaming service, though there are limits on what you can watch.

Popcorn League (POP)

  • Short-season winter league in Taiwan. POP usually runs from October to December. There is no centralized streaming service for POP, but they do stream games on third-party services.

Shikoku Island League Plus (SILP)

Southern League (KSL)

  • One of the two long-season summer farm leagues for South Korea’s KBO. The KSL season runs from the end of March to the end of September. There is no centralized streaming service for the league, but they do utilize a third-party service.

Western League (JPWL)

  • A long-season summer league out of Japan that is the feeder league for the JPPL. The JPWL season lasts from the beginning of March to the beginning of October. They do not have a centralized streaming service but games are streamed on Pacific League TV at no additional cost beyond the regular Pacific League TV monthly fee.

Europe

Barcelona Baseball Cup (BABC)

  • A tournament slated to take place in Spain in the fall of 2021. The BABC will take place near the end of September and feature teams from Mexico’s LMP, Italy’s CIBA, Netherland’s HH, and Spain’s SBL. It is unclear at this time if the tournament will be available to stream anywhere.
    • Unknown if available to stream.

Baseball Bundesliga Austria (BBA)

  • Austria’s professional league, the BBA plays a short-season summer schedule lasting from the beginning of April to the beginning of August. There does not appear to be a centralized streaming service for the league, but various teams have streams of their own from time to time.

Baseball Bundesliga Germany (BBG)

Belarus Baseball Championship (BBC)

  • The professional league of Belarus, the BBC plays a short-season April to September summer schedule. There currently are no methods to stream BBC games.
    • Not available to stream.

Belgium Cup (BC)

  • A tournament that takes place in Belgium from April until August. It involves teams from the BGL as well as lower levels of Belgium baseball. There is no centralized streaming service for the event nor is there any other method to stream games at this time.
    • Not available to stream.

Campionato Italiano di Baseball Serie A (CIBA)

  • The highest level of pro baseball in Italy. CIBA plays a short-season summer schedule. The CIBA season runs from the middle of April to the beginning of August. They do have a centralized streaming service.
    • FIBSTV – Free
      • Streams of CIBA games, including the playoffs.
      • Mobile App – No

Challenge de France (CDF)

Confederation of European Baseball Champions Cup (CEBCC)

  • A summer tournament featuring the champions, and sometimes runner-ups, from the top professional leagues throughout Europe. The tournament takes place in the middle of July and features teams from the Netherlands’ HH, Czech Republic’s EXL, France’s D1, Germany’s BBG, and Italy’s CIBA. There is no centralized streaming service, but if the host team typically streams their regular season games then tournament games will be streamed as well.

Confederation of European Baseball Cup (CEBC)

  • A summer tournament featuring the champions, and sometimes runner-ups, from second level professional leagues throughout Europe. The tournament takes place in the middle of July and features teams from France’s D1, Czech Republic’s EXL, Austria’s BBA, Belgium’s BTL, Belarus’ BBC, Spain’s SBL, Switzerland’s NLA, and Ukraine’s UBC. There is no centralized streaming service, but if the host team typically streams their regular season games then tournament games will be streamed as well.

Division 1 (D1)

European Super League of Professional Baseball (ESLB)

  • A short-season spring league slated to have its first season in 2021. The season is scheduled to begin in March and run through July. They have announced a centralized streaming service.

Extraliga (EXL)

Honkbal Hoofdklasse (HH)

  • The premier short-season summer league in the Netherlands. The HH season runs from the beginning of April to the middle of October. They do have a pair of centralized streaming services.

National League A (NLA)

Spanish Baseball League (SBL)

  • The top league in Spain. The SBL plays a short-season summer schedule with games beginning in early March and ending in late September. The SBL does have a centralized streaming service, as well as some third-party streams.

Top League (BTL)

  • Belgium’s professional short-season summer league. The BTL season lasts from the beginning of April to the end of September. The BTL does not have a centralized streaming service, nor does there appear to be any way to stream games at this time.
    • Not available to stream.

Ukrainian Baseball Championship (UBC)

  • The top baseball league in the Ukraine. The UBC plays a short-season summer league that takes place from the beginning of April until the end of September. At the present time, there are no methods to stream the UBC.
    • Not available to stream.

Latin America

Beisbol Invernal de Guatemala (BIG)

  • A short-season winter league out of Guatemala. The BIG season lasts from the beginning of October to the beginning of December. They do not have a centralized streaming service. However, some games are streamed on a third-party platform.

Béisbol Profesional de Panamá (PROBEIS)

  • A short-season winter league out of Panama. The PROBEIS season lasts from the end of November to the middle of January. PROBEIS does not have a centralized streaming service, but the league uses a few third-party platforms to stream games.

Campeonato Nacional de Béisbol Mayor (CNBM)

Campeonato Nacional de Béisbol Superior Germán Pomares Ordóñez (GPO)

Carnaval de Campeones (CDC)

  • Part of Liga de Béisbol Superior Doble A, CDC is a fall Puerto Rican tournament. The tournament takes place in the middle of September and pits the LAPR and LCPR champions against one another. There is no centralized streaming service for CDC, but some teams do stream games, depending on which teams qualify of course
    • Unknown if available to stream.

Copa Gobernador (CG)

  • A weekend tournament held in Mexico in March every year. It consists of three LMB teams plus typically one representative from the LNC. The CG does not have any centralized streaming service or third party platform that streams the games.
    • Not available to stream.

Liga Aqualectra (LA)

Liga Argentina de Béisbol (LAB)

  • Short-season fall league out of Argentina. The LAB season runs from the end of August to the end of November. They do not have a centralized streaming service, though a third-party service does stream some games.

Liga Atlántica (LAPR)

Liga Clemente Grijalva Cota (LCGC)

  • A short-season summer league out of Mexico. The LCGC season starts at the beginning of April and lasts until the end of July. They do not have a centralized streaming service, but they do stream games via a third-party service.

Liga Capitalina de Beisbol (LCB)

  • A short-season winter league in Mexico. LCB begins their season in the middle of August and goes until the end of February. There is no centralized streaming service for LCB, but there are some third-party services.

Liga Colombiana de Béisbol Profesional (LCBP)

  • The main professional short-season winter league out of Colombia. The LCBP season lasts from the end of October to the beginning of January. They do not have a centralized streaming service. However, they do utilize third-party services.

Liga de Béisbol Femenino de Puerto Rico (LBFPR)

  • A short-season women’s summer league in Puerto Rico. The LBFPR season runs from the beginning of May until the end of September. There is no centralized streaming service for the LBFPR and at this time there don’t appear to be any third-party streaming services being utilized.
    • Not available to stream.

Liga de Béisbol Instruccional del Norte de Coahuila (LNC)

  • A short-season summer league, it runs from March to August. LMB uses LNC as a farm league of sorts. There does not appear to be any sort of centralized service for the league but third-party services are sometimes utilized.

Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana (LIDOM)

  • Short-season winter league out of the Dominican Republic. The LIDOM season runs from the middle of October to the end of January. They do have a centralized streaming service.

Liga de Béisbol Profesional Nacional (LBPN)

Liga de Béisbol Profesional Norte de Sonora (LBPS)

  • A short-season spring league that operates from April to July. It’s a league that is proposing to restart as an LMB affiliate league after years of dormancy. It’s unclear at this time if any LBPS streaming services will exist.
    • Unknown if available to stream.

Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC)

Liga de Caribe (LCPR)

Liga Estatal Campechana de Béisbol (LECB)

Liga Estatal de Béisbol de Chihuahua (LEB)

Liga Invernal de Béisbol Nayarita (LIBN)

  • A short-season winter league. LIBN’s season goes from November to March. There is not a centralized streaming service for LIBN, but the league does utilize a few third-party services.

Liga Invernal Mexicana (LIM)

  • A short-season winter league that is associated with LMB. The LIM season runs from the end of October to the beginning of December. There does not appear to be any streaming capabilities for the league.
    • Not available to stream.

Liga Invernal Sudcaliforniana (LIS)

  • A proposed short-season winter league out of Mexico. The LIS would operate from October to January and exist as an affiliate league for LMP. It’s unclear as of right now if there will be any streaming service offered by the league.
    • Unknown if available to stream.

Liga Invernal Veracruzana de Béisbol Profesional (LIV)

  • A professional short-season winter league originating in the area of the Mexican state of Veracruz. The LIV season lasts from the middle of November to the beginning of January. LIV does not have a centralized streaming service but does utilize third-party services.

Liga Mayor de Béisbol de La Laguna (LMBL)

  • A short-season winter league that takes place from October to January. Games are played in the states of Coahuila and Durango. There is no centralized streaming service for the LMBL, but they do use a third-party streaming service.

Liga Meridana de Invierno (LMI)

  • LMI is a short-season winter league. It runs from October through January. Games strictly take place in the city of Merida. There is no centralized LMI streaming service, but the league does use third-party streaming services.

Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (LMB)

  • A long-season summer Mexican league. The LMB season runs from the beginning of April to the beginning of October. LMB does have a centralized streaming service and they occasionally use third-party services as well.

Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (LMP)

  • LMP is a short-season league that operates in the winter months. The LMP season runs from the beginning of October to the end of January. LMP has a centralized streaming service.

Liga Nacional de Béisbol (LNBSV)

  • LNBSV is a short-season spring league in El Salvador. The LNBSV season runs from the beginning of February to the beginning of May. LNBSV has no centralized streaming service or third-party services that stream the games.
    • Not available to stream.

Liga Norte de México  (LNM)

Liga Sureste (LSU)

  • A Mexican tournament scheduled to take place for the first time in 2021 from the end of April to the middle of May. It features four teams from Mexico’s LMB. It is unknown if there will be streaming services available.
    • Unknown if available to stream.

Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP)

  • The professional league of Venezuela, it operates a short-season in the winter months. The LVBP season runs from the beginning of November to the end of January. LVBP does have a centralized streaming service and there is one third-party service streaming select games.

Puerto Rico Independent Baseball League (PRIBL)

  • A short-season winter league that will take place from March into May. The league’s first season is planned for 2021 and at this time it is not known whether any streaming services will be available.
    • Unknown if available to stream.

Serie del Caribe (SDC)

  • A yearly tournament taking place in the winter months consisting of the league champions from Dominican Republic’s  LIDOM, Mexico’s LMP, Panama’s PROBEIS, Colombia’s LCBP, Puerto Rico’s LBPRC, and Venezuela’s LVBP. The SDC takes place the first week in February. There is no centralized streaming service but third-party services are utilized.

Serie Latinoamericana (SLA)

  • This is an end of season winter months tournament usually featuring the league champions from Nicaragua’s LBPN, Argentina’s LAB, Mexico’s LIV, and Guatemala’s BIG. The SLA takes place the last week of January into the first week of February. There is no central streaming service for SLA, but the tournament does utilize third-party streaming services.

Serie Nacional de Béisbol (SNB)

Serie Sudamericana (SSUD)

  • A tournament that takes place in the final week of September. It features a mixture of Argentina’s LAB teams plus amateur teams from Ecuador and Chile. There isn’t a centralized streaming service for the tournament, but a third-party service is utilized.

North America

American Association (AA)

  • A long-season summer league mainly centered around the midwest area of the United States. The AA season lasts from the middle of May to the end of September. AA does have a centralized streaming service and utilizes third-party services as well.

American South Baseball League (ASBL)

  • A short-season winter league scheduled to begin play in 2021 in the Southern United States. The ASBL season will last from the beginning of October to the beginning of March. It’s unknown at this time if any games will be streamed.
    • Unknown if available to stream.

American Torque Winter League (ATWL)

  • A short-season winter league based out of the Arizona area. The ATWL season runs from the middle of February until the end of March. The ATWL does not have a centralized streaming service nor do they use any third-party services.
    • Unknown if available to stream.

Atlantic League (ALPB)

Empire Professional Baseball League (EPBL)

  • The EPBL is a short-season summer league that operates out of the New Hampshire, Maine, New York, and Puerto Rico areas. The EPBL season runs from the middle of June to the beginning of August. They do have a centralized streaming service.

Frontier League (FRON)

  • FRON is a long-season summer league out of the Midwestern United States, as well as parts of the East Coast and Canada. The FRON season runs from the middle of May to the end of September. FRON does have a centralized streaming service.

Mavericks Independent Baseball League (MIBL)

  • The MIBL is a short-season summer league out of the Salem, Oregon area. The season runs from early May and until the end of September. The MIBL does have a centralized streaming service.

Mexican Baseball Fiesta (MBF)

  • A tournament that takes place in October of each year. Teams from Mexico’s LMP participate along with teams from the Arizona Fall League. The MBF has no centralized streaming service nor does any third-party platform stream any games.
    • Not available to stream.

Pacific Association (PACA)

  • PACA is a short-season summer league in the Northern California area. The PACA season runs from the end of May to the middle of September. PACA does not have a centralized streaming service, but they do utilize third-party services.

Pecos League (PECO)

  • PECO is a short-season summer league out of the southwestern United States. The PECO season runs from the end of May to the middle of August. They do have a centralized streaming service.

Pioneer League (PION)

  • A long-season summer league based out of the Pacific Northwest United States area. The PION runs from the middle of May to the end of September. PION does have a centralized streaming service, but third-party services are also utilized.

Southern League (SOUL)

  • A long-season summer league out of the Southern United States planned for the 2022 season. The season is expected to last from the beginning of May until the end of August. It’s unclear at this time if any games will be streamed.
    • Unknown if available to stream.

Southern Shores Professional Baseball League (SSPBL)

  • A short-season summer league out of the Carolinas and Virginia area planned for 2021. The season is expected to take place from the beginning of June to the beginning of August. It’s unclear at this time if any games will be streamed.
    • Unknown if available to stream.

United Shore Professional Baseball League (USPBL)

  • A short-season summer league based out of the Detroit, Michigan area. The USPBL season runs from the beginning of May to the middle of September. They do not have a centralized streaming service, but they do utilize third-party services.

Western League (PECOWL)

  • A short-season winter league that plays its games in the southwestern United States. They are a satellite league of PECO. The PECOWL season runs from the beginning of February to the beginning of March. They do not have a centralized streaming service nor do they utilize any third-party services.
    • Not available to stream.

Yinzer Baseball Confederacy (YBC)

  • A short-season summer league that plays all of its games in Washington, Pennsylvania. The YBC season lasts from June to September. The YBC does not have a centralized streaming service, nor do they utilize any third-party services.
    • Not available to stream.