Where to watch the Royals and other MLB games this week

The Major League season is back and Opening Day is capped off tonight night with our Kansas City Royals featured on national television in a re-match of last fall's World Series, as they face the New York Mets. The game will be broadcast on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball with coverage beginning with the Baseball Tonight Sunday Night Countdown at 7 p.m. CT, with first pitch at 7:37 CT. Dan Shulman will do play-by-play, with Aaron Boone and Jessica Mendoza providing analysis, and Buster Olney as field reporter.

Full Royals 2016 television schedule

Find where you can watch all Royals games, including nine national TV appearances.

The game will also be available on ESPN Desportes and on ESPN Radio. If you are away from a cable connection, you can also watch the game online or on the Watch ESPN app, although you will need to verify a cable subscription. No blackout restrictions apply.

On Tuesday, the Royals are back on Fox Sports Kansas City for a 3:30 CT game against the Mets. The broadcast will include a championship ring ceremony before the game. Ryan Lefebvre, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc, will return to the broadcast booth with Joel Goldberg serving as the field reporter. Royals games will be preceded by a 30 minute pre-game show hosted by Goldberg and former Royals reliever Jeff Montgomery. Fox Sports Kansas City will also broadcast the entire three game series this weekend against the Minnesota Twins. You can also stream Royals games on the Fox Sports Go app, even in-market, although it requires cable verification.

If you are not in the Kansas City area, you can watch the game on MLB Network. You can also stream Royals games with a subscription to MLBTV. Blackout restrictions apply.

There is a full slate of Major League games on national television this week (all times are Central).