| Baseball Night in America | |
|---|---|
The current logo forBaseball Night in America. | |
| Also known as | MLB on Fox Fox Saturday Baseball |
| Genre | Baseball telecasts |
| Presented by | Joe Davis John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal Adam Amin A. J. Pierzynski Adam Wainwright Jason Benetti Tom Verducci |
| Opening theme | "MLB on Fox theme music" (2020–present) "NFL on Fox theme music" (2012–2019) |
| Composers | NJJ Music (2020–present) Scott Schreer (2012–2019) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Various MLB stadiums (game telecasts) Fox Network Center,Los Angeles, California (studio segments, pregame, and postgame shows) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes (varies depending on game length) |
| Production company | Fox Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox FS1/FS2 (overflow coverage only) |
| Release | May 26, 2012 (2012-05-26) – present |
| Related | |
| MLB on Fox | |
Baseball Night in America is an American television presentation ofMajor League Baseball (MLB) games produced byFox Sports for theFox network on Thursday or Saturday nights.
Fox's coverage includes 24 weeks worth of coverage as of2024, with 20 Saturday windows and 4 Thursday windows. Coverage usually includes 2 to 4 separate games all starting at 7PMET, with localaffiliates airing the game of most interest to their audience.
While Fox has airedFox Saturday Baseball games since1996, Fox only began using theBaseball Night in Americabranding in 2012.[1] In the inaugural season, theBaseball Night in America branding was used for games from May 19 to July 7.[2]
Until2021,Baseball Night in America aired every Saturday from the last week in May to the second week in July. Beginning with the2019 season, late seasonFox Saturday Baseball games moved from the afternoon toprime time. therefore a separate section of games was added for September. Some of these September games aired on Thursday night asThursday Night Baseball.[3]
For the first time since 2020, during the2023 season, Fox also aired afternoonFox Saturday Baseball games on April 1, 22, and 29 and June 24.[4]
For the2025 season, Fox will airBaseball Night in America games on March 29 and every Saturday in primetime from May 3 to August 16, as well as on August 30, September 6, 13 and 27. The August 2 game will be theMLB Speedway Classic atBristol Motor Speedway and will be the only Fox Baseball Night in America window to not feature at least a second game. Games will also air in primetime on Thursday nights on August 21, September 11 and 18. Fox will also airFox Saturday Baseball afternoon games on April 19 and 26 and theMLB Tokyo Series at 6:00 a.m.eastern time on Tuesday, March 18.[5]