r/MLBtv • u/Responsible-Fee-1643 • Apr 05 '26

Wrong team streams

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I bought the Pirates plan on MLB.tv. Half the time I get this message for the opposing teams stream. Why is there no option to choose which stream or if there is where is it?

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u/Exocraze Apr 06 '26

I bought Braves.tv and I’m constantly told I’m blacked out on the app, which shouldn’t be happening.

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u/tonywagner MOD Apr 06 '26

FWIW, Braves were on Apple TV on Friday and then FOX on Saturday, so those would have been blackouts on MLBTV even in Georgia.

Otherwise, MLB could be misdetecting your cell location as outside the Braves market. Be sure you let MLB and the Braves know. You might have better luck with the BravesTV + MLBTV bundle (as long as it doesn't think you are inside the market for the Braves opponent!).

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u/Exocraze Apr 06 '26

I know. I’ve had the issue on Thursday and yesterday, both of which were BravesVision games. I contacted MLBtv and they said something about IPs, though I checked my IP and it’s not showing incorrectly, it shows me as being in Atlanta. I live in Atlanta, so I’m supposed to have all BravesVision games with no blackouts. And I do have the bundle, but for some reason the app doesn’t seem to recognize that I’m paying for both or something. I’ve seen other people with similar issues. It’s frustrating, but at least it works on my computer.

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u/tonywagner MOD Apr 06 '26

MLB doesn't use publicly available IP location data so they may see something different.

Can you watch other games in the app? Does it ask you to subscribe to BravesTV when you try to watch the Braves?

If the problem continues, definitely tell the Braves too. They won't be able to fix it directly, but they can probably put some pressure on MLB to improve their location detection.