AT&T has announced that it is taking baseball fans “out to the ball game” all season long with MLB Network Showcase Games in 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD). Starting this Friday, April 15, DirecTV 4K customers can tune into a live 4K broadcast of a Major League Baseball (MLB) game in the U.S.
“The 4K UHD experience on DirecTV will bring America’s pastime to life like never before in the convenience of the living room,” says Dan York, chief content officer, AT&T Entertainment Group. “As a leader in sports programming, we’re continuing to deliver more live events in 4K UHD and finding new ways to entertain our customers.”
The inaugural MLB Showcase game of the 2016 season will be the San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, and it will be called by MLB Network’s Bob Costas, Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci and Sam Ryan. DirecTV says that it will air as many as 25 MLB Network Showcase games in 4K UHD. (For more schedule and game details click here.)
“We’re proud of the high standard of quality we’ve established with every aspect of our MLB Network Showcase game telecasts since MLB Network’s launch in 2009,” boasts Rob McGlarry, president, MLB Network. “Thanks to this new collaboration with AT&T, we’re excited to continue to raise the bar of our game productions for baseball fans all season long.”
This announcement follows DirecTV's first 4K broadcast of the Masters tournament, and it points out that customers with the ULTIMATE Package or higher and compatible 4K UHD equipment can watch MLB Network Showcase games in 4K alongside other dedicated 4K content, including a full-time 4K TV channel.
Here is the immediate schedule of 4K MLB games:
- April 15: Giants at Dodgers
- April 19: Cubs at Cardinals
- April 29: Yankees at Red Sox
- April 30: Yankees at Red Sox
