What kind of device do I need to watch this game? The same is true if you have an Apple Music, Apple News or Apple Podcasts account, iCloud account or any one of several other Apple services.Īfter all of those choices, if you still don’t have an Apple ID you can sign up for one here. If you have an iPhone, iPad or Mac computer, you almost certainly have an Apple ID. You don’t have to pay (for now), but you do need an Apple ID Here’s your guide for watching tonight’s game. While access to these games is free (through the end of August, anyway) and with no blackouts, you’ll still have to jump through a couple of hoops to watch.

This is the crew that called the Cubs/Diamondbacks game on Apple TV+ back in May. Apple’s announcers for this game are Stephen Nelson (play-by-play), Hunter Pence (analyst), Katie Nolan (analyst) and Heidi Watney (reporter). Tonight’s Cubs/Giants game will begin at 9:15 p.m.

There are no Cubs games scheduled for Apple TV+ in August. The schedule has now been released through the end of August and the league and the company say the games are available for free through that date. In March, MLB and Apple announced an exclusive streaming deal for games on Friday nights. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an updated version of this article, which ran before the Cubs’ most recent Apple TV+ broadcast last Friday, July 22.

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