ST. LOUIS – Mother Nature rearranged the St. Louis Cardinals’ plans for Opening Day festivities.
With the Cardinals hours from opening their 2025 regular season with a home matchup against the Minnesota Twins, the team postponed its pregame events and first pitch due to inclement weather. The Cardinals announced on social media that first pitch had been pushed back to 4:45 p.m., weather permitting.
The famous Budweiser Clydesdales took their ceremonial lap around the field while many fans were either in the stadium concourses or had not yet arrived due to the weather.
If you can’t attend Opening Day at the ballpark, here’s what you need to know in order to watch.
- Channel/Stream: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest or MLB.TV or Fubo TV
- First pitch: Time 4:45 p.m. (weather permitting)
- Pregame coverage: Scheduled start of 1:30 p.m.
FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, the regional TV broadcast home of the Cardinals, will kick off the season with an extended pregame show that begins at 1:30 p.m. That will include some interviews to start, then later move into live coverage of pregame ceremonies at Busch Stadium.
To find a cable or subscription service that uses FanDuel Sports Network Midwest near you, click here.
MLB.TV can be used to broadcast the game if you don’t live in the St. Louis DMA. If you live in Missouri or Illinois, most likely, this will not be an option due to local blackout restrictions. MLB.TV has not announced potential plans for coverage of the pregame ceremonies.
Some subscription plans that include FanDuel Sports Network Midwest could also be available on Fubo TV.
Fans without access to either can also follow along with the game on local radio station 104.1 FM KMOX.
If you’d like to see the home opener in-person, some tickets are still available. Tickets start at $84 before fees on the Cardinals’ website or $74 before fees on Ticketmaster.
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