Ever wanted to hear New York Mets announcers Gary, Keith and Ron call a game without needing a cable subscription?
Now you can.
Baseball’s best broadcast booth — voted No. 1 by Awful Announcing readers — is going direct-to-consumer. Despite saying in January 2024 that it was in no rush to launch a DTC product, SportsNet New York (SNY) is set to roll out a standalone streaming service on Tuesday.
According to The Athletic’s Evan Drellich, SNY — home of New York Mets broadcasts — will now be available for cord-cutting fans, allowing them to watch (and listen) to Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling without the need for a cable bundle.
Beyond giving Mets fans a new way to tune in, SNY’s move helps combat blackouts and makes them the 22nd team broadcaster to offer in-market streaming without a traditional TV package. SNY is also breaking new ground — it’s the ninth team broadcaster to launch a standalone streaming option this year but the first third-party regional sports network to do so in partnership with MLB.
Viewers within the team’s TV market — including those in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania — can subscribe for $24.99 monthly, $124.99 for the season or $149.99 for the full year.
According to Drellich, SNY’s partnership with MLB will bring added perks to the new service.
Because SNY is partnering with MLB, the new service will include features that the league makes available in its other streaming products such as live stats and highlights. The offering will also include a combination bundle that gives fans access to Mets games in-market via SNY, and all other out-of-market games through MLB.tv.
With SNY’s direct-to-consumer launch, in-market Mets fans are now in control of how they watch their team.
No cable? No problem.
As more teams follow suit, SNY is setting the standard for how baseball fans should watch their team — on their own terms.
About Sam Neumann
Since the beginning of 2023, Sam has been a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. A 2021 graduate of Temple University, Sam is a Charlotte native, who currently calls Greenville, South Carolina his home. He also has a love/hate relationship with the New York Mets and Jets.