To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our Accessibility Information page. Skip to section navigation or Skip to main content
Below is an advertisement.

System Requirements

Before purchasing any multimedia product on MLB.com, please review our System Requirements. If your system does not meet these requirements, you will not be able to use our products and/or will not receive the highest quality stream. For information on accessing your MLB.TV or MLB.TV Premium subscription on devices other than your PC, see the Subscription Access FAQs and the Technical FAQs.

  1. MLB.TV Support Forum and Customer Service

  2. MLB.TV Recommended Profiles

  3. Flash Player Requirements

  4. NexDef and HD Quality Picture

  5. MLB.com Gameday Audio Requirements

  6. Browser and Plug-in Downloads

  1. MLB.TV Support Forum and Customer Service

    If you have a question, which is not answered here, please check the FAQs or visit the MLB.TV Support Forum. You can also e-mail our Customer Service Department.

  2. Recommended Profiles

    MLB.com runs in most current Internet browsers and operating systems. To watch or listen to MLB.com video and/or current MLB.TV Premium, MLB.TV, Postseason.TV, and/or MLB.com Gameday Audio content, you need Adobe Flash Player 10 (or above) installed on your computer. See Section 3. Flash Player Requirements for more information. Some features may be limited or unavailable if you are running a configuration that is not recommended. The following profiles are recommended for a standard MLB.com experience. Note: If your computer is more than approximately three (3) years old, then you may experience technical difficulties when attempting to use MLB.TV or MLB.TV Premium.

    Windows Minimal Profile:
    Operating System Processor RAM VRAM Browsers Plug-ins
    Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 Intel® Pentium® 4 2.33GHz (or equivalent) 256MB 64MB Internet Explorer 6.x (or higher), Firefox 2.x (or higher), Google Chrome 11.x (or higher), or AOL 9 Adobe Flash Player 10 (For better performance we recommend 10.2 or higher), MLB.TV NexDef for additional features and improved performance.
    Apple Minimal Profile:
    Operating System Processor RAM VRAM Browsers Plug-ins
    OSX 10.4.x, 10.5.x, 10.6.x, or 10.7.x PowerPC® G5 1.8GHz or Intel Core® Duo 1.5GHz 512MB 64MB Safari 3.x (or higher), Firefox 2.x (or higher), Google Chrome 11.x (or higher) Adobe Flash Player 10 (For better performance we recommend 10.2 or higher), MLB.TV NexDef for additional features and improved performance.
    1. Internet Connection: A high speed broadband Internet Connection (Cable, DSL, T1) is required to stream MLB.TV content.
    2. AOL Users: AOL Version 9 is supported. However, please note that running the AOL environment may consume a substantial amount of the computer's memory and processor, thereby potentially disrupting performance. MLB.com does not support AOL versions earlier than Version 9.
    3. Other General Settings:
      1. JavaScript turned ON: This is the standard setting for all browsers. The site will not work if JavaScript is turned off.
      2. Cookies enabled: This is the standard setting for all browsers. If cookies are disabled, you may encounter login errors and experience difficulties viewing certain content.
      3. Pop-up and Ad Blockers Disabled: Some applications, such as the MLB.TV Media Player and MLB.com Gameday Audio, are launched in a separate pop-up window. You may not be able to launch these applications properly if you have a Pop-up or Ad Blocker enabled.

  3. Flash Player Requirements

    The MLB.TV Media Player is built on Adobe Flash Player and requires Flash Player 10 or higher to function. For better performance we recommend using at least Adobe Flash Player version 10.2 (or higher) or version 11 (or higher), if it is compatible with your system. For an optimal viewing experience we recommend that you install the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.

  4. NexDef and HD Quality Picture

    If a game is streamed in HD, you may receive an HD quality picture with a subscription to MLB.TV or MLB.TV Premium, installation of our NexDef software, and an Internet connection with consistent bandwidth of at least 3Mbps. For an optimal viewing experience we recommend that you install the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. You may install NexDef from our Download Center. If you do not have this amount of bandwidth, we recommend choosing one of our lower quality streams within the Media Player. If you are unsure what the bandwidth of your Internet connection is, you can check with our bandwidth test.

  5. MLB.com Gameday Audio Requirements

    MLB.com Gameday Audio works on most browsers with Flash Player 10 (or higher) installed and with Internet connection speed higher than 512 Kbps. We recommend that you install the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.

  6. Browser and Plug-in Downloads

    The following recommended browser and plug-in downloads are available at no cost.

    Browser and plug-in downloads
    Applications/Plugins PC MAC
    NexDef Download Download
    Flash Player Download Download
    FireFox Download Download
    Internet Explorer Download N/A
    AOL 9 Download N/A
    Java Download Download
    Google Chrome Download Download
    Safari N/A Download
    Back to Top ^