I don't think today is on TV anywhere. As for future, regular season games, if the only source is MLB, I don't think there would be blackouts. Unless the game is on a channel that has exclusive rights. But, the details haven't been announced yet. There may be some folks who know how it worked with a few teams that used MLB to broadcast their games last season. As for having the ESPN app to order the MLB package? That's pretty simple, new subscribers need ESPN to order MLB. ESPN has a free 30 day trial. And you can cancel it before it renews and not pay the $29.95 per month. Just pay for the year of streaming the MLB channel. I think it's $149 for the season. But we still need clarification from the Tigers...I haven't heard the exact details yet. To be honest, I'm getting kinda impatient. I don't like change...lol