MLB Network Airing 14 Interleague Games Over A 12 Day Period

MLB Network which can pretty much pick up any game it wants provided it is not in an ESPN, Fox or TBS window is going to go heavy on Interleague games starting tomorrow. Here’s your press release complete with schedule.

14 Interleague Games in 12 Days Headline MLB Network’s Game Schedule For June 9 – 26

Schedule Features 2009 World Series Rematch and Five First-Place Teams in Action

Secaucus, N.J., June 9, 2010 – MLB Network will feature 14 Interleague games in 12 days during its live game schedule for June 9 – 26, including a rematch of the 2009 World Series between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, June 15 at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Phillies will face the Yankees once again during Thursday Night Baseball on June 17 at 7:00 p.m. ET with MLB Network’s Matt Vasgersian and John Smoltz calling the game live from Yankee Stadium. Five first-place clubs will also be featured during MLB Network’s Interleague game package, including the Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds.

MLB Network’s slate of Interleague games begins this Friday with the Boston Red Sox, who are four games behind in the AL East, taking on the Philadelphia Phillies on June 11 at 7:00 p.m. ET. Other Interleague matchups include the Oakland Athletics against cross-bay rival San Francisco Giants, the Colorado Rockies visiting the AL Central first-place Minnesota Twins, and the Detroit Tigers against the New York Mets, who are 23-9 at home this season, at Citi Field.  The Cincinnati Reds will face the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, June 23 at 3:30 p.m. ET, available nationwide on MLB Network, including in both the Reds’ and Athletics’ home television markets.

Tomorrow, June 10, the Cincinnati Reds, tied for first place in the NL Central and with undefeated rookie Mike Leake on the mound, take on the San Francisco Giants during MLB Matinee at 12:35 p.m. ET. The game will be available on MLB Network in the Reds’ home television territory. Later that day, the Philadelphia Phillies host the Florida Marlins in an NL East matchup on Thursday Night Baseball at 7:00 p.m. ET with MLB Network’s Matt Vasgersian and Joe Magrane calling the game live from Citizens Bank Park. 

MLB Tonight, MLB Network’s Emmy Award-winning signature nightly studio show with look-ins at live games, will air every weeknight throughout the regular season. MLB Tonight also airs on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. ET, followed by Quick Pitch at 7:00 p.m. ET and Plays of the Week at 8:00 p.m. ET.

All Thursday Night Baseball telecasts will be produced by MLB Network, including MLB Network announcers. All other game telecasts will be carriage of local telecasts, including local announcers, and games will be blacked out in each team’s home television territory unless otherwise announced. Viewers in areas subject to blackouts will be provided with an alternate game telecast or other programming.

MLB Network’s complete live game schedule for June 9-26, 2010 appears below.

MLB Network’s June 10-26 live game schedule:

Date               Time               Game

June 10         12:30 p.m.    San Francisco at Cincinnati (available in Reds market)

7:00 p.m.*    Thursday Night Baseball: Florida at Philadelphia

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June 11         7:00 p.m.      Philadelphia at Boston

                   7:00 p.m.      Florida at Tampa Bay (only in Phillies and Red Sox markets)

June 12         9:00 p.m.      Oakland at San Francisco   

8:00 p.m.      Toronto at Colorado (only in A’s and Giants markets)

June 15         12:00 p.m.    Norfolk Tides at Columbus Clippers (MiLB)

7:00 p.m.      Philadelphia at New York Yankees

7:00 p.m.      Tampa Bay at Atlanta (only in Phillies and Yankees markets)

June 16         3:30 p.m.      Baltimore at San Francisco

June 17         1:00 p.m.      Colorado at Minnesota (scheduled to be available in Rockies market)

7:00 p.m.*    Thursday Night Baseball: Philadelphia at New York Yankees

7:00 p.m.      Tampa Bay at Atlanta (only in Phillies and Yankees markets)

June 18         7:00 p.m.      Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston

7:00 p.m.      New York Mets at New York Yankees (in select markets)

June 19         7:00 p.m.      Oakland at St. Louis

7:00 p.m.      Tampa Bay at Florida (in select markets)

June 22          8:00 p.m.     Minnesota at Milwaukee

8:30 p.m.      Boston at Colorado (in select markets)

June 23          3:30 p.m.*   Cincinnati at Oakland (scheduled to be available in Reds and A’s markets)

June 24         12:00 p.m.    San Diego at Tampa Bay (scheduled to be available in Padres market)

7:00 p.m.*    Thursday Night Baseball: Detroit at New York Mets

7:00 p.m.      St. Louis at Toronto (only in Tigers and Mets markets)

June 25         7:30 p.m.      Detroit at Atlanta

7:00 p.m.      Minnesota at New York Mets (only in Tigers and Braves markets)

June 26         4:00 p.m.      Philadelphia at Toronto

4:00 p.m.      Detroit at Atlanta (in select markets)

All times ET and subject to change, check MLBNetwork.com for updates

Unless otherwise announced, games will be blacked out in each club’s home television territory unless otherwise announced

That’s quite impressive.