Texas Rangers News: Start time for Giants-Rangers game on Sunday, June 9 at Globe Life Field moved from 1:35 p.m. to 12:05 p.m. CT

By Gordon “Goody” Tate

Change made to accommodate Roku exclusive national broadcast

 

May 13, 2024

 

Arlington, Texas—Major League Baseball announced today that the starting time for the Texas Rangers game with the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, June 9 at Globe Life Field has been changed from 1:35 p.m. to 12:05 p.m. CT to accommodate an exclusive national broadcast on Roku.

It was announced today that Roku has secured the exclusive multi-year rights for Major League Baseball (MLB) Sunday Leadoff live games. Starting May 19 and continuing through September 15, Roku will offer Sunday MLB games for free on The Roku Channel, plus an all-new MLB Zone to help baseball fans discover live and upcoming games, nightly recaps, highlights, a fully programmed MLB FAST channel, and more across the Roku platform. On most Sundays throughout the season, Roku will be the home for the first games of the day, with an exclusivity window during airtime as well.

There are numerous ways to access MLB Sunday Leadoff games on Roku for free. Additionally, paying subscribers of MLB.TV can watch all 18 matchups blackout free from anywhere in the world.

The Sunday, June 9 game with the Giants is the Rangers’ only scheduled Roku broadcast in 2024. With this being an exclusive national broadcast, the June 9 game will no longer be televised on Bally Sports.

 

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