How to watch Rangers Opening Day matchup against the Red Sox

After a long baseball-less winter and fun time in the sun of Arizona and Florida, we have finally arrived to the big day, Opening Day. Teams around Major League Baseball open up the 2025 regular season today, although the Dodgers and Cubs will be playing game three of the year.

Last year, the Texas Rangers were tasked with doing something that hasn't happened since the early-2000s, win back-to-back World Series titles and boy did they fail pretty badly at it. They finished the season 78-84 despite kicking the year off with a extra-inning walk off victory against the Cubs.

This season they take on the new look Boston Red Sox with new aces in Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler with a familiar face in Alex Bregman manning the hot corner for Boston. Texas kicks off their season at home with first pitch scheduled for 3:05 p.m. CT.

How to watch Rangers vs. Red Sox battle on MLB Opening Day 2025

• First pitch: 3:05 p.m. CT

• Television broadcast: Rangers Sports Network (DirectTV, U-Verse, Spectrum, Astound) (Rangers), NESN (Red Sox)

• Streaming options: MLB.tv (Subscription required), Fubo TV (Subscription required), DIRECTV STREAM (Subscription Required), Victory+ (Subscription required)

• Radio broadcast: 105.3 The Fan and KFLC 1270 AM (Rangers), WEEI 93.7 (Red Sox)

The first game of the year officially kicks off the Rangers Sports Network, a network that is giving fans better access to Rangers' games. Texas will also be streaming with their partner Victory+ for the first time after forming the partnership over the winter.

Thursday's game will also be available on MLB.tv for fans outside the initial coverage areas of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and easten most counties of New Mexico. The subscription cost is $149.99/year or $29.99/month. Fans with T-Mobile can claim a free season pass to MLB.tv simply as thank you for being a customer, that access is redeemable through April 1.

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