I had MLB Extra innings for free last year from DirecTV, They had a free preview, for some reason, I wasn’t seeing it, I called, they couldn’t figure out the issue, so they gave me the whole season for free.
I live in Central Illinois. The only games that were blacked out for me were the Card’s, Cubs, and White Sox, which I could see on the regional sports networks. Like Euro, I too prefer the convenience of watching on a channel over a streaming app,