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Although the Chicago Cubs have clinched a playoff berth, the New York Mets are fighting to hold on to the last playoff wild card slot in the National League at the end of the 2025 MLB regular season. The NL rivals face off for a taste of the postseason on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Broadcasting on ESPN, you can watch the New York Mets take on the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, with first pitch at 8:05 p.m. ET/5:05 p.m. PT. ESPN is featured in Sling Orange.
Right now, Sling Orange starts at $45.99/month. The streaming package comes with ESPN for baseball fans, while Sling Orange comes with other networks, like ESPN2, ESPN3 and MotorTrend, to watch even more live sports.
The streamer’s Sling Orange features more than 30 other channels, like Disney Channel and FreeForm, as well as A&E, AMC, BBC America, BET, CNN, Comedy Central, Food Network, Fuse, HGTV, History Channel, IFC, Lifetime, Nick Jr., QVC, TBS, TNT, Travel Channel, Vice and other networks.
Additionally, Sling now has Passes, so brand new subscribers can get access to Sling Orange for a short period of time. No commitments. This is best for sports, while it’s a super fast and convenient way to access live TV. Here’s how it breaks down:
Please note: Prices and channel availability depends on your local TV market. Learn more about Sling subscription prices here.
Meanwhile, all Sling TV plans have live TV over the internet, on-demand movie and TV shows, 50 hours of cloud DVR storage and up to three streams across devices — such as smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, laptops, web browsers and others — at the same time.