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How to watch Kansas City Royals games in 2026 with Royals.TV
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals have finalized their initial 26-man roster , and fans have new ways to watch games in 2026 with Royals.TV .
However, with the team moving on from the FanDuel Sports Network this offseason, questions remain about how and where fans can watch the games.
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See below for a detailed look at how you can watch the Kansas City Royals in 2026:
Streaming
The first way fans can watch the Royals is directly through the MLB app on their mobile devices and smart TVs.
It should be noted that blackouts apply to Royals fans living in the Royals' home market . To avoid those blackouts, fans will need to purchase the Royals.TV add-on within the MLB app to view all Royals games. Royals.TV packages start at $99.99 a year or $19.99 per month.
If you're a Royals fan outside of the market, a standard MLB.TV subscription will suffice for Royals broadcasts. Out-of-market fans can watch Royals games with an MLB.TV subscription for $149.99 per year.
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Click here to enter your zip code if you're unsure of whether you're inside or outside the market.
It should be noted, also, that Royals.TV subscribers who are traveling will be subjected to other teams' blackout restrictions. For example, a Royals.TV subscriber on vacation in Atlanta while the Royals play the Braves would be subject to Braves blackout restrictions.
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For T-Mobile customers, an MLB.TV subscription comes free with their cell service, and MLB season ticket holders get a login code as well.
You can also stream Kansas City Royals games on Fubo, according to the team.
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Satellite or cable viewing
Royals.TV replaces the FanDuel Sports Kansas City broadcasts in 2026. Fans who've purchased the FanDuel Sports Kansas City channel on satellite or cable can continue to watch the Royals this way moving forward.
On Thursday, the Royals announced that all regular-season games will be broadcast on Xfinity, Spectrum, DirecTV and Cox. Here are the channels you can find the games on:
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Xfinity — Channel 1262
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Spectrum — Channel 305 or 361
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DirecTV — Channel 671-5 or stream channel 671
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Cox — Channel 78, 52 and 79
MLB.com reports that fans should expect to find the Royals.TV option near other sports programming on your TV's guide.
In addition to the games broadcast via Royals.TV, the Royals have a handful of games on national television this year as well.
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Below, you can find the games that will be broadcast nationally on FOX stations:
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Saturday, March 28 at 6:15 p.m. @ Atlanta Braves
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Saturday, June 13 at 6:15 p.m. vs. Houston Astros
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Saturday, August 22 at 6:15 p.m. vs. Detroit Tigers
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Thursday, September 17 at 6:15 p.m. @ Houston Astros
Up next
The Royals will take on the Atlanta Braves on Friday, March 27 for the club's first game of the 2026 MLB Regular Season. They'll debut the new, pushed-in outfield walls at Kauffman Stadium with a home opener vs. the Minnesota Twins on Monday, March 30. First pitch is set for 6:15 p.m. in Atlanta and 3:10 p.m. in Kansas City.
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