Everything You Need to Know About the New Twins TV Setup in 2025

[Cody Christie]

After years of uncertainty surrounding how fans could watch the Twins, the 2025 season promises a more stable and accessible television arrangement. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the new TV setup for the Minnesota Twins in 2025.

Major League Baseball will take on the production and distribution of local Twins games for the upcoming season. This approach mirrors what the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, and San Diego Padres utilized during the 2024 season. According to MLB, the Twins’ reach in 2024 was just over one million homes, but under this new model, they project to hit 4.4 million homes (an impressive 307% increase). Below are answers to some key questions about this updated TV setup.

Author's Note: Portions of this article were updated on Friday, January 24, 2025, after the Twins released more details in conjunction with TwinsFest weekend. 

How Can I Watch the Twins in 2025?
The team’s new network, Twins.TV will be available through cable, satellite, and streaming on the MLB.TV platform. These options aim to make watching Twins baseball easier than ever. On cable or satellite, Twins.TV will have a dedicated channel that exclusively airs games, along with pre- and post-game shows.

As in previous years, exclusive national broadcasts will remain on platforms like ESPN, Fox, Roku, or AppleTV. In 2024, the Twins had 159 games aired on Bally Sports North, with two games on AppleTV and one on Fox. A similar distribution can be expected for the 2025 season, with the finalized TV schedule set to be released later this winter. Also, the Twins announced that they expect 150-plus games to be part of their 2025 Twins.TV package. 

Will There Be Blackouts?
For the first time, fans within Twins Territory will not face blackout restrictions, except for games broadcast nationally on platforms like ESPN or Fox. This switch is a significant change for fans in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, western Wisconsin, and northern Iowa. With a Twins.TV subscription, fans can stream all locally distributed broadcasts. Similarly, those with cable or satellite packages that include Twins.TV will have full access to broadcasts without blackout limitations.

“This means that for the first time ever, there will be no streaming blackouts for Twins.TV in Minnesota, no blackouts in North Dakota, no blackouts in South Dakota, no blackouts in Western Wisconsin, and no blackouts in the entire state of Iowa,” Twins president Dave St. Peter said. at the media luncheon during TwinsFest weekend.

How Much Will It Cost to Watch the Twins?
On Friday, the Twins released more details regarding the pricing structure for watching Twins.TV. There are multiple options for fans who want to subscribe to the team's new streaming option. One way is to pay an annual fee of $99.99, or fans can pay $19.99 monthly. 

It pays to be a Twins season ticket holder for fans looking for a discount. The Twins are offering a 50 percent discount on Twins.TV to fans who purchase choice or reserved season tickets through the club’s new MyTwins Membership program. Fans with a starter season ticket package will receive a 20 percent discount on the team’s digital streaming deal.

For cable subscribers, Major League Baseball is in discussions with providers to ensure Twins.TV broadcasts will be available on a package similar to the one including FanDuel Sports Network. Other Minnesota professional sports teams like the Wild, Timberwolves, and Lynx are currently on FanDuel. FDSN previously broadcast Twins games under its former name, Bally Sports North. Last season, cable subscribers paid an additional $20 per month for the premium sports tier that included FDSN.

When Will Packages Be Available?
Fans can begin purchasing their Twins.TV package on Tuesday, February 11th. If fans are unsure about wanting to purchase a package, the Twins will offer a free preview of five of their broadcast during spring training.

Who Will Be the Announcers and On-Air Talent?
The Twins recently revealed the broadcast team for Twins.TV’s inaugural season. Cory Provus returns as the lead play-by-play announcer for his second season in the television booth after transitioning from radio in 2024. Entering his 14th year with the Twins, Provus quickly adapted to the nuances of calling games on TV, offering fans a fresh and engaging broadcast experience. There are undoubtedly different nuances to calling games on TV versus radio, and Provus was a natural in his new role. Fans are lucky to have Provus calling games, and more eyes will be able to see him in 2025.

Joining Provus will be former AL MVP Justin Morneau as the primary analyst, marking his eighth season in the booth and fifth in this lead role. Additional analysts include former Twins players LaTroy Hawkins, Glen Perkins, Trevor Plouffe, and Denard Span. Katie Storm and Tim Laudner will return as pre- and post-game hosts, while Audra Martin will continue as the roving reporter. This lineup remains consistent with last season’s broadcasts.

“With Twins fans now able to watch our games where, when and how they choose, we are thrilled to deliver an incredibly talented broadcast team that is among the very best in baseball,” said Twins President & CEO Dave St. Peter. “This group’s collective storytelling skill, analytic insight, and relatability will continue entertaining fans and elevating our overall production as we enter an exciting and unprecedented era of Twins broadcast coverage.”

Notably absent from the lineup is Roy Smalley, who announced his retirement from broadcasting on X/Twitter. A key figure in Twins broadcasts for 25 years, Smalley brought insights from his playing days during two stints with the club. While his voice will be missed, we wish him all the best in retirement.

What’s Next?
Later this offseason, MLB and the Twins are expected to announce the packages and pricing for cable and satellite providers that will be carrying Twins.TV. Additionally, announcements regarding spring training and regular season broadcast schedules should be coming soon. Stay tuned for updates as more information becomes available.

What questions do you have about the team’s new television options? Leave a comment and join the discussion!

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[Original_JB]

OK. So if I live in Golden Valley, and have MLB.TV (I get with T-Mobile), I'm good to go?   I figure this is the 'cut to the chase' question most people will have, so there it is.

[UpstateNewYorker]

One in-the-weeds question: I have been watching the Twins on MLB.tv (which I get free as a T-Mobile customer). On my LG TV the MLB app is available. On my discount Visio smart TV the MLB app is not available -- it is not pre-installed and is not in the list of apps that can be downloaded.  So I watch the games on the LG TV or on a PC.  But is there any solution to the MLB app not being available on the Visio TV?

[Original_JB]

Upstate: Are you able to "cast" to your TV from your phone/pc?

[Old Crow]

5 minutes ago, Original_JB said:

Upstate: Are you able to "cast" to your TV from your phone/pc?

You should be able to.  Last year we watched the Twins opener in KC down here in FL thanks to T-mobil.

[Rikkor]

I live in Southeast Tennessee. Will I be able to get the Twins on MLB here?

[Squirrel]

7 minutes ago, Rikkor said:

I live in Southeast Tennessee. Will I be able to get the Twins on MLB here?

You can already do that as you are out of the local market. I live in Chicago and have been streaming the Twins broadcasts for years

[LambchoP]

I'm glad we get MLB.tv for free from t Mobile. I think I read they have a signed contract to keep offering it through 2028. I just wish we could watch twins spring training games with MLB.tv, but as far as I can remember, St isn't included?

[UpstateNewYorker]

43 minutes ago, Original_JB said:

Upstate: Are you able to "cast" to your TV from your phone/pc?

I was not able to cast from my Samsung android phone, but my daughter was able to cast from her iPhone. Might be a user error on my part! Thanks for the feedback.

[nicksaviking]

I'm happy this is an option, however I think the team is going to find they get fewer subscribers than they expect up here. Pricing it above Netflix/Hulu/Amazon is going to turn off a lot of casual fans.

[Gamblerssoftball]

Is it safe to assume that most cable providers will carry the new Twins channel? There are still hundreds of thousands people that will be watching through cable. I especially think of older folks that know nothing about streaming or phone apps, etc. Shut-ins and our loved ones in nursing homes across the Dakotas and other surrounding states are dedicated fans of the game. I'm glad they will get to watch the game they made "America's Pastime" easily. 

[SteveLV]

The one aspect of MLB.TV that irks me is this:  I live in coastal NC, and when the Twins play the Orioles I am blacked out!  Ridiculous, 7 hour drive away from Baltimore.  I hope that changes this year.

[T.O.]

I watch all TV through my desktop computer hooked up to my TV. I watch the Twins through MLB-TV. I live in Omaha just one mile west of what was the blackout zone in Iowa. If I crossed into Iowa I had to switch to the audio only broadcast. I think most of Iowa was blacked out in previous years. When they announced the new TV arrangement a few months ago they showed a map with only northern Iowa in black. I assume that map applies to both Twins-TV and MLB-TV? So now when I cross into central Iowa I still get the TV broadcast? That will be nice.

Another question for those that got MLB-TV from T-Mobile. Does that only work on your phone or does it also work from PC and smart TV?

Thanks.

Can't wait until some spring training games are on TV.

[KnoblauchWasFramed]

Well - here I upfront know I would be paying $0.62 a game without knowing what I actually was paying per game with Xfinity and DirecTV. 

But I see zero scenario where there are going to remotely be 4.4 million interested households in the multi-state area.  So maybe cut that down to, hypothetically, 2.0 million at best.  And I would feel confident in cutting that number even lower considering the product the Twins are about to put on the field this season.   

The one huge plus I see here is that there is now a clear financial incentive to put a better product on the field.  I don't know the breakdown of how much the Twins actually clear out of that $99.99, but let's say $50.00 per subscriber.  Well, basic math says that you grab 100,000 more interested fans you bring in $5M more.  500,000 more fans and we're talking $25M - and so on and so on. 

However, the biggest hurdle that we Twins fans are going to have to face is if the Pohlad's still own the team for 2026 and beyond.  Because last year they brought in $40M-$45M from Ballys.  Looking at 1.5M subscribers alone at a hypothetical $50.00 profit is an amazing $75M in TV revenue.  But all that could mean at the end of the day is only $15M more in payroll and $15M more in the Pohlads pockets.  

I think just having a new owner alone could bring that interested household number up over the 2.25M mark - hell, maybe even 2.5M households.  BROOOOOO - THAT'S $125M IN HYPOTHETIC PROFIT!!!

Please God let this team be sold.

[T.O.]

12 minutes ago, SteveLV said:

The one aspect of MLB.TV that irks me is this:  I live in coastal NC, and when the Twins play the Orioles I am blacked out!  Ridiculous, 7 hour drive away from Baltimore.  I hope that changes this year.

I watch on MLB-TV. I am in Omaha one mile west of Iowa border and up until now my only blackout is the Royals. But when I crossed into Iowa I got five more, Twins, Cardinals, Sox, Cubs, Brewers. Milwaukee is also 7+ hours away. Crazy! 
If I understand right the Twins blackout this year will only include northern Iowa so I will have some added territory to watch Twins. But those other four teams will still be there.

[Rikkor]

1 hour ago, Squirrel said:

You can already do that as you are out of the local market. I live in Chicago and have been streaming the Twins broadcasts for years

I have been, too. I am just wondering if that will change.

[strumdatjag]

For those of us who have the regional sports channels via cable or satellite: Will the Away Games broadcasts of opposing teams be blacked out?

[PatPfund]

MLB.tv was required to blackout most local games due to contracts between the teams and various regional broadcasters. As teams move to MLB as their broadcaster (as the Twins have done) the blackout restriction goes away, so... If you live in the Twins' local area, it sounds like you would sign up for Twins streaming if you want to watch (almost) all of their games live, and if you want to see Twins and others, you sign up for MLB.tv. (If you don't live in the Twins local zone, you can just do MLB.tv and watch them since you are 'out of market'. The only exception is if you are located in a team-with-a-blackout-regional-sports-network contract (then you can watch all Twins' games except those against your "home" team). (I actually held on to a crappy internet service for a couple extra years, because the server was based in Chicago, so the Twins were 'out of market' according to MLB.tv unless they were playing the Pale Hose or Cubs.)

@Original_JB as a regular MLB.tv subscriber, I'd bet money you will need to add a +Twins package to watch local games live on MLB.tv. Away games are likely free with your package, and you can watch home games once they are archived (about a couple hours after broadcast ends).

@LambchoP my experience is not only that you get available spring training games on MLB.tv, but they tend to offer them even to non-subscribers to lure people into subscribing for the season. But the key word there is "available". Broadcasters don't televise almost every game as they do once the season starts; still fun to get peeks at your team's prospects, and the number of games shown goes up as ST progresses.

Random thoughts: 1. The Twins are NOT the broadcaster, MLB is; that means any rough estimates of team "profits" should be scaled back. The reason the Twins stuck with a bankrupt RSN last year is even the crummy deal looked better than MLB's offer. 2. At the very least, this is at least a model than provides some incentive to make the team better (for the new owner if not the Pohlads); the better the team, the more interested fans, the more subscription revenue). 3. I'll miss Smalley, but then I'm old enough to have seen him play for the Twins. 4. Looks like I'll get to see more live Twins games this year. (Now I just have to figure out if MLB.tv is back or not, though the minor league game broadcasts are addictive enough I might have to re-up there, too.)

 

[Otto von Ballpark]

3 hours ago, Original_JB said:

OK. So if I live in Golden Valley, and have MLB.TV (I get with T-Mobile), I'm good to go?   I figure this is the 'cut to the chase' question most people will have, so there it is.

 

17 minutes ago, PatPfund said:

@Original_JB as a regular MLB.tv subscriber, I'd bet money you will need to add a +Twins package to watch local games live on MLB.tv. Away games are likely free with your package, and you can watch home games once they are archived (about a couple hours after broadcast ends).

 

The regular MLBTV package (the free T-Mobile one) will still have local blackouts, both home and away games.

You will need the new Twins.TV package to stream the local Twins broadcasts if you are located in MN, SD, ND, IA (not sure if all?), and western WI.

You won't actually need the regular MLBTV package unless you want to watch non-Twins games, or you want to stream the Twins while you are traveling beyond MN, SD, ND, IA, and WI. But of course, if it's free from T-Mobile, you might as well get it!

You can combine both the MLBTV and Twins.TV packages on the same MLB.com account.

[Otto von Ballpark]

53 minutes ago, strumdatjag said:

For those of us who have the regional sports channels via cable or satellite: Will the Away Games broadcasts of opposing teams be blacked out?

If that is currently the case, I suspect it will not change. YES Network, for example, doesn't own the rights to broadcast Twins games in the Twins media market, even if they are playing the Yankees.

[Otto von Ballpark]

3 hours ago, UpstateNewYorker said:

One in-the-weeds question: I have been watching the Twins on MLB.tv (which I get free as a T-Mobile customer). On my LG TV the MLB app is available. On my discount Visio smart TV the MLB app is not available -- it is not pre-installed and is not in the list of apps that can be downloaded.  So I watch the games on the LG TV or on a PC.  But is there any solution to the MLB app not being available on the Visio TV?

In addition to casting, another easy solution is adding a streaming stick to your TV. That will let you install the MLB app, just like you would on a supported smart TV.

I've used the Amazon Fire Stick 4K, if you can find it on sale. I've heard good things about the Onn 4K Streaming Box for ~$20 from Walmart.

[Otto von Ballpark]

1 hour ago, T.O. said:

Another question for those that got MLB-TV from T-Mobile. Does that only work on your phone or does it also work from PC and smart TV?

Any device -- it's just like a regular MLBTV subscription.

The only difference is that the T-Mobile promotion terms technically say you shouldn't use it over a non-T-Mobile wireless carrier, although I don't know if they have enforced that recently. But home/wifi use is fine.

[Otto von Ballpark]

3 hours ago, LambchoP said:

I'm glad we get MLB.tv for free from t Mobile. I think I read they have a signed contract to keep offering it through 2028. I just wish we could watch twins spring training games with MLB.tv, but as far as I can remember, St isn't included?

 

48 minutes ago, PatPfund said:

@LambchoP my experience is not only that you get available spring training games on MLB.tv, but they tend to offer them even to non-subscribers to lure people into subscribing for the season.

The issue is that the T-Mobile redemption period doesn't start until the opening week of the season.

Although last season's MLBTV subscriptions (including the T-Mobile ones) are usually active until March 1st, so you can sometimes catch a few early spring games. And there is usually a "free game of the day" available to anyone with a MLB.com account regardless of subscription status. And last year, they had a "free preview" from March 22-26 where every game was marked as a free game. And of course, blackouts aren't typically enforced during spring training.

You could also just subscribe to MLBTV for a month (~$30?) to get those other spring games. If you are local and if Twins.TV is available by then, maybe you can do that for $20 for the month of March, or perhaps March will be included in the $100 season price.

[dberthia]

This was a real missed opportunity to remove Laudner from the pre and post game shows.

[UpstateNewYorker]

1 hour ago, Otto von Ballpark said:

In addition to casting, another easy solution is adding a streaming stick to your TV. That will let you install the MLB app, just like you would on a supported smart TV.

I've used the Amazon Fire Stick 4K, if you can find it on sale. I've heard good things about the Onn 4K Streaming Box for ~$20 from Walmart.

Good point, thanks!

[DJL44]

nevermind

[Otto von Ballpark]

3 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

I'm happy this is an option, however I think the team is going to find they get fewer subscribers than they expect up here. Pricing it above Netflix/Hulu/Amazon is going to turn off a lot of casual fans.

I too am not optimistic about subscriber numbers, but I don't think the $20 monthly price will be much of a factor. By now, most consumers see sports as a different product -- they know that Netflix/Hulu/Amazon don't really have sports (many even deliberately choose them to avoid paying for sports).

I just don't know how many subscribers are reachable in this market right now, regardless of pricing. It's not a big market to begin with. Many have already cut the cord and become accustomed to life without the Twins on their TV. Many just aren't excited about the current product on the field, and/or the disinvestment by ownership. And many casuals likely can't be reached by anything but bundling (which is why Twins.TV placement on cable/satellite is still important).

[Otto von Ballpark]

Last summer, the commissioner said the Padres had 40,000 subscribers to their streaming package, and that was the highest of the MLB-broadcast teams at that time (San Diego, Arizona, and Colorado).

Even assuming those are all full-season subscribers:

40,000 * $100 = $4 million

The team likely earned a bit from their cable and satellite partners too, but -- that's not much money in the pro sports world!

By comparison, the Twins earned $53 million from Bally in 2023, and reportedly around 80% of that (~$42 mil) in 2024.

Edit to add: good analysis from a few months back: https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-twinstv-save-the-twins-a-look-at-the-financial-future-r17197/

[thelanges5]

Looks like I am covered here in NE IA. Will have to make sure before I spend any $$

[Otto von Ballpark]

8 hours ago, Cody Christie said:

Out-of-market fans needed the MLB.TV+Padres.TV bundle, priced at $39.99 per month or $199.99 for the full season

This from the article is incorrect. Out-of-market fans just needed MLBTV like before, no Padres.TV (or Twins.TV) necessary.