How to watch Cleveland Guardians games on Bally Sports during Comcast Xfinity outage

Colin Gay, Columbus Dispatch

The Cleveland Guardians are off to a fast start to the 2024 MLB season.

The Guardians have won 19 of their first 29 games and hold a two-game lead in the American League Central division. But as the Guardians move into their May schedule, fans who typically watch games on Comcast will have to find another way to see games.

Diamond Sports Group, which operates all 18 Bally Sports regional channels, could not come into a carrier agreement with Comcast before Tuesday's deadline. With no agreement, Bally Sports Ohio and each of the Bally regional networks will be blacked out for Comcast customers.

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"It’s disappointing that Comcast rejected a proposed extension that would have kept Bally Sports channels on the air and have pulled our signals," the statement reads. "As a result, Bally Sports broadcasts are unavailable to Comcast subscribers. We encourage you to contact Comcast directly at 1-800-Xfinity. In the meantime, alternative viewing options can be found at www.getmyhometeams.com. Fans can subscribe to Bally Sports+ for direct-to-consumer (DTC) access to programming for the teams for which Diamond retains DTC rights or access Bally Sports channels by subscribing to Fubo, DirecTV or DirecTV STREAM."

Here's what you need to know on how to watch Guardians baseball during the Comcast blackout:

How to watch Guardians baseball during Bally Sports, Comcast blackout?

During the blackout between Diamond Sports and Comcast, Guardians games will still be broadcast on DirectTV (channel 660).

Guardians games are unable to be watched on Bally Sports+: the network's streaming platform that offers both Cleveland Cavaliers and Columbus Blue Jackets games to customers.

You can also stream Guardians games on Fubo, which provides a free trial to select users, along with MLB.tv for out-of-market fans.

MLB teams affected by Bally Sports-Comcast blackout

Here's a full list of MLB teams who are under the Bally Sports regional network who were affected by this Wednesday:

  • Detroit Tigers

  • Miami Marlins

  • Cleveland Guardians

  • Kansas City Royals

  • St. Louis Cardinals

  • Minnesota Twins

  • Cincinnati Reds

  • Los Angeles Angles

  • Atlanta Braves

  • Texas Rangers

  • Tampa Bay Rays

  • Milwaukee Brewers

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Xfinity-Bally Sports outage: How to watch Guardians during blackout

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