Why You Can Trust CNET How to watch White Sox baseball in 2019 without cable
From streaming NBC Sports Chicago in the Windy City to watching MLB.TV out of market, cord-cutting Chicago White Sox fans have many options for following their club this season.
José Abreu hopes to have the White Sox sprinting toward a pennant.
The Chicago White Sox have not given South Siders much to cheer about in recent memory. Perhaps this is the year the club will begin to turn things around. José Abreu leads the offense again this season, but he should have help from shortstop Tim Anderson, third baseman Yoán Moncada and top outfield prospect Eloy Jiménez.
White Sox fans who also happen to be cable TV cord cutters have a number of ways to watch the Pale Hose, whether you live on the South Side of Chicago or are an out-of-market follower of the club.
Stream the White Sox live in Chicago
In 2019, White Sox games will be shown on NBC Sports Chicago in the Chicago market. All of the major live TV streaming services, starting with Sling TV for just $25 per month, offer NBC Sports Chicago.
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NBC Sports Chicago is included in Sling TV's $25-a-month Blue package. (The plan is currently discounted to $15 a month for the first three months, which will get you into the pennant race toward the end of the regular season.) You can check to see if you live in the right market for NBC Sports Chicago here. For national broadcasts, Sling TV's Orange plan includes ESPN and ESPN2, and the Blue plan includes Fox and FS1. Both plans offer TBS. The MLB Network is available as part of the Sports Extra add-on, which costs $5 a month for Sling Orange customers or $10 a month for Sling Blue customers.
Hulu with Live TV costs $45 a month and includes NBC Sports Chicago. Click the "View all channels in your area" link on its welcome page to see which local channels are offered in your ZIP code. For national broadcasts, Hulu with Live TV offers ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, FS1 and TBS but not MLB Network.
YouTube TV costs $50 a month and includes NBC Sports Chicago. It also includes the channels that carry national baseball broadcasts: ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, FS1, MLB Network and TBS. Plug in your ZIP code on its welcome page to see if NBC Sports Chicago is available in your area.
PlayStation Vue's $50-a-month Core plan includes NBC Sports Chicago. The Core plan also includes ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, FS1 MLB Network and TBS for national broadcasts. You can see if NBC Sports Chicago is available in your area here.
FuboTV costs $55 per month and includes NBC Sports Chicago. Click here for a list of the regional sports networks that FuboTV carries. It also offers Fox, FS1 and TBS for national broadcasts, but not ESPN, ESPN2 or MLB Network.
DirecTV Now's $70-a-month Max package includes NBC Sports Chicago. It also includes ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, FS1 and TBS for national broadcasts, but not the MLB Network. You can use its channel lookup tool to see if NBC Sports Chicago is available where you live.
All of the live TV streaming services above offer free trials, allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid Internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our massive streaming services guide.
Out-of-market White Sox streaming
If you are a White Sox fan living outside of Chicago, you can't watch the ChiSox on NBC Sports Chicago. You can, however, stream their games live with an MLB.TV subscription.
You've got two options:
- Pay $119 a year (or $25 a month) to be able to watch every out-of-market game live or on demand, and the in-market (home) team with a 90-minute delay from the end of the game.
- Pay $92 a year to watch a single, out-of-market team. In this case, the White Sox and nobody else.
Both MLB.TV plans also include streams of home and away radio broadcasts. The radio broadcasts aren't subject to the blackout rule, so you can listen to home team games live.