Following some big offseason acquisitions, the Texas Rangers enter the 2022 campaign with hopes of ending a string of five losing seasons in a row.
In 2022, most Rangers games will be locally televised on Bally Sports Southwest, while others may be nationally televised on MLB Network (those ones will also be on Bally Sports Southwest), ESPN, ESPN2, Fox or Fox Sports 1.
If you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch every Rangers game live online in 2022, including options for both in-market and out-of-market viewers:
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If You’re in the Rangers Market
DirecTV Stream
This is the only streaming service that includes Bally Sports Southwest
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN, ESPN2, Fox and FS1 are included in every one, while Bally Sports Southwest and MLB Network are in “Choice” and up, but you can pick any package and any add-ons you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch Rangers games live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream comes with unlimited cloud DVR recordings.
If You’re Out of the Rangers Market
Amazon Prime’s MLB.TV Channel
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch every out-of-market, non-nationally televised MLB game via Prime Channels.
The MLB.TV channel costs either $24.99 per month to watch every out-of-market game (“All Team Pass”) or $109.99 for the year to just watch out-of-market Rangers games (“Single Team Pass”), but either option comes with a free seven-day trial:
MLB.TV Amazon Prime Free Trial
Once you’re signed up for the Prime MLB.TV Channel, out-of-market viewers can watch Rangers games live on the Prime Video app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
If you can’t watch live, all games are available on-demand by the next day.
MLB.TV
This is ultimately the same as the Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch games on MLB’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s.
You can watch all out-of-market, non-nationally televised MLB games via MLB.TV. It costs $24.99 per month or $129.99 for the year to watch every out-of-market game, or $109.99 for the year to just watch out-of-market Rangers games. The monthly and yearly all-team options include a free seven-day trial (the single-team option does not):
Once signed up for MLB.TV, out-of-market viewers can watch Rangers games live on the MLB TV app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, various Smart TV’s, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer via the MLB.TV website.
If you can’t watch live, all games are available on-demand by the next day.
ESPN+
This isn’t going to be an option to watch many Rangers games, but if you’re looking for a cheap way to watch a random MLB game daily, ESPN+ includes at least one out-of-market game every day during the regular season:
In addition to one live MLB game every day, ESPN+ also has dozens of other live sports, every 30-for-30 documentary and additional original content (both video and written) all for $6.99 per month.
Or, if you also want Disney+ and Hulu, you can get all three for $13.99 per month. Separately, the three streaming services would cost a total $20.97 per month, so you’re saving about 33 percent:
Get the ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu Bundle
Once signed up for ESPN+, out-of-market viewers can watch select MLB games live on the ESPN app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4 or 5, Xbox One or Series X/S, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Samsung Smart TV, Oculus Go, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via ESPN.com.
Rangers Season Preview 2022
Texas made offseason moves to improve its chances of ending a five-year stretch of losing seasons and no playoffs. The Rangers went 60-102 last year and finished fifth in the American League West Division. The team ranked 15th for runs scored and 13th for ERA last season.
The Rangers signed Corey Seager, Jon Gray, and Marcus Semien in free agency in hopes to right the ship. Seager hit .306 with 16 home runs and 57 RBI for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021. Semien had a .265 average with 45 home runs and 115 for the Toronto Blue Jays last year. Gray went 8-12 with a 4.59 ERA and 157 strikeouts for the Colorado Rockies last year.
4 K day for Jon Gray. 👏
Projected Lineup
- Mitch Garver, C
- Nathaniel Lowe, 1B
- Marcus Semien, 2B
- Andy Ibanez, 3B
- Corey Seager, SS
- Brady Miller, LF
- Adolis Garcia, CF
- Kole Calhoun, RF
- Willie Calhoun, DH
Bench: Jonah Heim, Joe McCarthy, Nick Solak, Eli White, Charlie Culberson
Projected Starting Rotation
- Jon Gray
- Dane Dunning
- Martin Perez
- Taylor Hearn
- Spencer Howard
Projected Bullpen
- Greg Holland, closer
- Joe Barlow, closer
- Brett Martin, setup
- Josh Sborz, reliever
- Dennis Santana, reliever
- Kolby Allard, reliever
- Garrett Richards, reliever
- Albert Abreu, reliever
- John King, reliever
- Brock Burke, reliever
- Jose Leclerc, reliever
- Jonathan Hernandez, reliever
Projected lineups based on ESPN and CBS Sports