When it was first announced that Apple TV+ was going to be getting exclusive rights to broadcast some baseball games on Friday nights throughout the regular season I was furious. I already pay a large sum of money to stream those games through MLB.tv. Many of you do likewise or have cable, satellite, or other internet TV packages you use for the same reason. Adding another streaming service fee to watch our team or else having to miss out on them a couple of times a year seemed like a ridiculous cash grab.
I’m here to tell you, however, that in creating this cash grab MLB and Apple+ are actually doing us a huge favor.