I used to love the MLB app, I started an audio subscription back in 2016 because of the Blackouts and the audio subscription was so cheap. Used to be $5/month now to get audio you have to subscribe for the full package which is a whopping $30/month. I can’t even watch dodger games without an existing spectrum account not to mention postseason games require a cable/satellite account so I unsubscribed, just an enormous price gouge. Not worth the trouble or the money. Then they decided to change the layout of the app that is just clunky and not enjoyable to navigate. Stats used to be on the front page now you have to go to a while separate menu and when you press stats it takes you to a WEB PAGE!? The stats used to be integrated into the app why take it away? It just makes no sense to me. Then the old home page is no longer the home page and it stupid to get to all so I can look at the dodgers schedule? All that stuff used to just be right in front of you from the moment you opened the app now you have to jump all these hoops and if you only want audio well you’re gonna have to pay $30/month. Just despicable, change the app back to the way it used to be and make audio subscriptions their own thing again and I’ll change my review to 5 stars as well as resubscribe.

I have been using the MLB app for years. I live in California but like listening to the Reds while in my car and watching the games at home. After recent updates, the streaming has gotten worse with each update. For the audio feature, it no longer works on CarPlay. It’s stuck on authorizing. As soon as you disconnect from CarPlay, it suddenly works…for a while. You can expect to have to restart your stream about every 10-15 mins. It will start to stutter and then catch up until it finally freezes totally. So, you hear audio and then suddenly after one out is recorded you start to hear commercials. Check online and realize the app just skipped the entire inning. I thought it was just my phone, so I tried on my wife and kid’s phones. Nope! Same issues. Doesn’t matter if you are on wifi or mobile streaming. Don’t bother emailing support. I let them know the issue and stated, I have restarted my phone multiple times reinstalled the app and it’s still happening. Their response…you guessed it! Restart your phone and if that doesn’t work reinstall the app. Very useful… Responded letting them know I had done that and it was followed up by…nothing. If want to be dangerous and watch the games while driving, then the app is golden! Zero issues with streaming video. No freezing, delays, or anything.

2024: out of market audio continues to be challenged. I listen to Phillies games from Wisconsin more often than watching games. This year I notice pregame coverage is almost nonexistent for the Phillies hometown station (WIP). I can listen to full away coverage pre-game but only about 10min of WIP’s pregame is carried in the broadcast. And then postgame is cut short within a few minutes, normally in the middle of the recap: no player interview, no manager or presser coverage. Why the change???? You should also be aware that cutting to commercial at half-inning breaks suffers from the following bugs: 1. cut happens ahead of the score being recapped (which would normally be ahead of the break), 2. Commercial volume is higher than broadcast, 3. You play baseball Zen commercials (remember, this is radio - I can imagine the video version l, but all I hear is background Zen music - why would you use this in a radio commercial slot????? Also keeping the broadcast active during the whole game is a challenge: cuts out and doesn’t return, buffers…buffers…buffer, without resuming. Often requires switching among home, away, home broadcasts to resume. Last straw was today’s London series game when Iissed the final at bat. Please address.