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Minnesota Twins, Fox 9 and Gray Media Announce 10-game, Free Over-the-air Television Package

Minnesota Twins, Fox 9 and Gray Media Announce 10-game, Free Over-the-air Television Package

Twins return to over-the-air TV for first time since 2012 with 10 Tuesday games on FOX 9;

10 Gray Media stations ensure first outer market Twins Territory OTA coverage since 1988

ATLANTA, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bringing Minnesota Twins baseball back to free, over-the-air television for the first time since 2012, the Twins, FOX 9 (KMSP-TV) and Gray Media today announced a new, multi-year partnership to broadcast 10 Tuesday night regular season games per season. All 10 simulcasts of Major League Baseball’s Twins.TV production will air live in the Twin Cities on the main FOX 9 channel, beginning with an exclusive 40-minute FOX 9 pregame show. Select Gray Media stations in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa, will carry each of the 10 Tuesday games ensuring local over-the-air coverage of Twins baseball across Twins Territory for the first time since 1988.

All locally distributed Twins regular season games will also be available on Twins.TV Presented by Progressive.

“We joined MLB Media and created Twins.TV in 2025 to increase access for all fans, with a big part being the opportunity to return to free, over-the-air television,” said Twins Executive Chair Joe Pohlad. “To achieve that goal with our partners at FOX 9 – a station that has long been dedicated to local programming and the game of baseball – is wonderful for the Twins and our fans, and we could not be more excited. We’re also thrilled to join with Gray Media to air Twins games in communities across our region. The expanded reach of these games will allow more fans to sample Twins baseball and increase consideration for enjoying more of our games on cable, satellite or via the Twins.TV direct-to-consumer streaming service.”

Marian Davey, General Manager of FOX 9 KMSP-TV, said of the partnership, “FOX 9 is thrilled and honored to bring the Minnesota Twins back to broadcast television. The Twins are more than Minnesota’s baseball team, they are part of who we are as a state. For generations, the Twins and Minnesota families have been making lifetime memories together. Now it’s time to make new ones.”

“Gray appreciates the opportunity to join with the Minnesota Twins and FOX 9 to bring free, over-the-air baseball back to Twins Territory for the first time in decades,” said Sandy Breland, Chief Operating Officer of Gray Media. “We know Twins fans across the outer market Twins Territory will love it.”

Beyond the 10-game Tuesday package, an additional five Twins contests have been selected for national FOX Saturday Baseball telecasts this season, meaning that 15 regular season Twins games will air locally on FOX 9 in 2025.

The full schedule of Minnesota Twins baseball on FOX 9 in 2025:

Day, DateOpponentTime (CT)
Tuesday, April 15New York Mets6:40 p.m.
Tuesday, April 22Chicago White Sox6:40 p.m.
Tuesday, May 6Baltimore Orioles6:40 p.m.
Saturday, May 10San Francisco Giants6:15 p.m. (FOX Saturday Baseball)
Saturday, May 17@ Milwaukee Brewers6:15 p.m. (FOX Saturday Baseball)
Tuesday, May 20Cleveland Guardians6:40 p.m.
Saturday, May 31@ Seattle Mariners6:15 p.m. (FOX Saturday Baseball)
Tuesday, June 24Seattle Mariners6:40 p.m.
Tuesday, July 8Chicago Cubs6:40 p.m.
Tuesday, July 29Boston Red Sox6:40 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12@ New York Yankees6:05 p.m.
Saturday, August 16Detroit Tigers6:15 p.m. (FOX Saturday Baseball)
Tuesday, August 19Athletics6:40 p.m.
Tuesday, September 2Chicago White Sox6:40 p.m.
Saturday, September 6@ Kansas City Royals6:15 p.m. (FOX Saturday Baseball)
 

The following Gray Media affiliates plan to carry the same 10 Tuesday night Twins games in 2025:

  • Rochester, MN – KXLT (FOX), KTTC (NBC and CW)
  • Duluth, MN – KDLH (CW), KBJR (NBC)
  • Mankato, MN –KEYC (Fox), KMNF (MyNet)
  • Fargo, ND – KXJB (CW), KVLY (MeTV)
  • Minot/Bismarck, ND – KFYR (Fox)
  • Rapid City, SD – KEVN (Fox)
  • Sioux Falls, SD – KDLT (Fox)
  • Cedar Rapids, IA – KCRG (ABC and CW)
  • Davenport, IA – KWQC (Cozi)
  • Ottumwa, IA – KYOU (Fox)

About Gray Media:

Gray Media, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is the nation’s largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 37 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 78 markets with the top-rated television station and 99 markets with the first and/or second highest rated television station during 2024, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 44 markets. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray’s additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios. For more information, please visit .

Gray Contact:

Sandy Breland, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, 404-266-8333



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01/04/2025

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