ESPN, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, will televise “MLB Encore Tuesdays” starting today, March 31st, at 7pm ET.
The series will feature several of the greatest and most memorable Major League Baseball games ever played every Tuesday throughout April at 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN App.
MLB Encore Tuesdays will debut this Tuesday with the unforgettable September 21, 2001 game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves. It was New York City’s first major professional sports event after the September 11 tragedy. Mike Piazza’s walk-off home run in this game remains one of baseball’s most enduring moments.
ESPN Classic Games
Date | Time (ET) | Game | Notes |
Mar 31 | 7 p.m. | Sept. 21, 2001: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets | Mike Piazza hits unforgettable walk-off home run in NYC’s first pro sports event since 9/11. |
Apr 7 | 7 p.m. | Sept. 6, 1995: California Angels at Baltimore Orioles | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. sets the consecutive games played streak at 2,131. |
Apr 14 | 8 p.m. | Oct. 15, 1988 Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Dodgers in World Series Game 1 | Kirk Gibson creates one of MLB’s most legendary moments as his pinch-hit walk-off home run gives the Dodgers a Game 1 victory. |
Apr 21 | 7 p.m. | Oct. 8, 1995: New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners in ALDS Game 5 | “The Double” – Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey, Jr. scores from first base on fellow Hall-of-Famer Edgar Martinez’s double in the bottom of the 11th inning that clinched the series for Seattle. |
Apr 28 | 7 p.m. | Oct. 16, 2003: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees in ALCS Game 7 | Aaron Boone’s 11th inning walk-off home run sends the Yankees to the World Series while eliminating their rival Red Sox. |
ESPN+ will also unveil its first classic MLB game collection which will be available on demand and include 13 perfect games and no-hitters.
ESPN+ Classic Games
Date | Game | Notes |
Oct 8, 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees | World Series Game 5: Don Larsen perfect game. |
May 15, 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays vs. Cleveland Indians | Len Barker perfect game. |
Sep 26, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros | Nolan Ryan no-hitter. |
June 11, 1990 | Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics | Nolan Ryan no-hitter. |
June 29, 1990 | Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays | Dave Stewart no-hitter. |
May 17, 1998 | Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees | David Wells perfect game. |
July 18, 1999 | Montreal Expos vs. New York Yankees | David Cone perfect game. |
May 18, 2004 | Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Atlanta Braves | Randy Johnson perfect game. |
May 19, 2008 | Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox | Jon Lester no-hitter. |
July 23, 2009 | Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago White Sox | Mark Buehrle perfect game. |
May 29, 2010 | Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins | Roy Halladay perfect game. |
July 26, 2010 | Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays | Matt Garza no-hitter and the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history. |
Oct 6, 2010 | Cincinnati Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies | Roy Halladay no-hitter in National League Division Series. |