How to watch the Cleveland Guardians Opening Day game vs. Kansas City Royals

Cleveland enters a new era of baseball as the team will debut its new name and logo in a regular season MLB game for the first time on April 7.

The Cleveland Guardians begin the season against the Kansas City Royals on April 7 on the road. The Guardians will play a four-game series from April 7-April 11 in Kansas City before traveling to Cincinnati for a two-game series. They will play its first home game on April 15 against the San Francisco Giants at 7:10 p.m.

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The Guardians were supposed to begin the season March 31 at Progressive Field against the Royals, but the MLB lockout delayed the start of the season, pushing opening day back about a week.

Here's how to watch the Guardians Opening Day game.

Cleveland Guardians Opening Day 2022 game vs. Royals

First pitch: 4:10 p.m., at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

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Who are the Opening Day starters for Guardians vs. Royals?

A pair of Cy Young winners will start for the Guardians and Royals. Shane Bieber will start for the third year in a row on Opening Day for Cleveland while Zack Greinke will start for the Royals.

When is the Guardians home opener? And will Tom Hanks be there?

The Guardians will play the Giants on April 15, a Friday. The club will be giving 2022 schedule and car magnets a way as a promotion.

Also, a former Cleveland area based actor named Tom Hanks, who once performed at the Great Lakes Theater, will throw out the first pitch.

What channel is the Cleveland Guardians Opening Day game on?

Guardians games will be on Bally Sports Great Lakes all season. They will broadcast the Opening Day game on April 7.

Here are the announcers:

• Matt Underwood (Play-by-play)

• Rick Manning (analysis)

• Andre Knott (reporter)

Will the Cleveland Guardians Opening Day game be streamed?

Yes. There are a variety of ways to stream the game. Bally Sports Ohio/ Great Lakes will stream the game locally as blackout rules apply. Here's what the Bally Sports website says:

The Bally Sports app is available on multiple platforms, including Apple TF and Roku TV.

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Is Bally Sports on Hulu Live and YouTube TV?

No. Bally Sports channels are not available on Hulu Live or YouTube TV.

Does an MLB.TV subscription allow me to stream the Guardians?

Yes and no. Blackout rules apply to MLB.TV. Here's what MLB.TV says:

This means that if you live outside the Guardians television area, you can use the MLB.TV subscription to stream the Guardians this season, but not Cleveland, Akron and Canton.

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Tom Hamilton will begin his 32 season calling Cleveland baseball games. Hamilton began calling games for Cleveland in 1990 and will return this season. He is joined by Jim Rosenhaus on the radio calls.

Here's a list of Cleveland Guardians radio affiliates:

Flagship stations:

• WTAM-AM: Cleveland, OH - AM 1100

• WMMS-FM: Cleveland, OH - 100.7 FM

Ohio AM affiliates:

• WAKR-AM: Akron, OH - AM 1590

• WFUN-AM: Ashtabula, OH - AM 970

• WBLL-AM: Bellefontaine, OH - AM 1390

• WHBC-AM: Canton, OH - AM 1480

• WJER-AM: Dover, OH - AM 1450

• WEOL-AM: Elyria, OH - AM 930

• WFIN-AM: Findlay, OH - AM 1330

• WFOB-AM: Fostoria, OH - AM 1430

• WMAN-AM: Mansfield, OH - AM 1400

• WMRN-AM: Marion, OH - AM 1490

• WMVO-AM: Mount Vernon, OH - AM 1300

• WLEC-AM: Sandusky, OH - AM 1450

• WSPD-AM: Toledo, OH - AM 1370

• WBTC-AM: Uhrichsville, OH - AM 1540

• WKBN-AM: Youngstown, OH - AM 57

Ohio FM affiliates

• WAKR- FM: Akron, OH - 93.5 - FM

• WBNV-FM: Barnesville, OH - 93.5 FM

• WBLL-FM: Bellefontaine, OH - 106.9 FM

• WBNO-FM: Bryan, OH - 100.9 FM

• WQEL-FM: Bucyrus, OH - 92.7 FM

• W240-CX: Columbus, OH - 95.9FM

• WJER-FM: Dover, OH - 100.9 FM

• WEOL-FM: Elyria, OH - 100.3 FM

• WFIN-FM: Findlay, OH - 95.5 FM

• WFOB-FM: Fostoria, OH - 105.7 FM

• WWSR-FM: Lima, OH - 93.1 FM

• WMAN-FM: Mansfield, OH - 98.3 FM

• WJAW-FM: McConnelsville, OH - 100.9 FM

• WMVO-FM: Mount Veron, OH - 100.9 FM

• WLKR-FM: Norwalk, OH - 95.3 FM

• WLEC-FM: Sandusky, OH - 93.5 FM

• WSPD-FM: Toledo, OH - 92.9 FM

• WBTC-FM: Uhrichville, OH - 101.9FM

• WQKT-FM: Wooster, OH - 104.5 FM

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Cleveland Guardians Opening Day 2022: How to watch, stream