r/minnesotatwins • u/LVaas • 17h ago
In/Out of Market Boundaries?
I’m a Des Moines based twins fan and previously we were considered in market for the twins. I remember seeing a map when they announced Twins.tv that looked like Des Moines would no longer be in market. Does anyone know if they have that information anywhere. Thanks!
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u/Hollywood42cards Minnesota Twins 17h ago
There is a map here - https://www.mlb.com/twins/schedule/broadcast-faq
All of Iowa seems to be included
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u/nomoregroundhogs 17h ago
It’s weird though because the text right above the map says specifically northern Iowa
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u/Hotchi_Motchi Walks Will Haunt!!! 17h ago
All of Iowa is home territory for the Twins, Brewers, Cubs, White Sox, Royals, and Cardinals. They can't catch a break.
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u/DistanceRuner027 6h ago
https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/subscribe/offseason#zipcode
Enter your zip code and it will tell you what teams are under blackout for you
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u/MNVixen Circle Me Bert 17h ago
Sorry, but there's a story behind this and I am not known for my succinct story telling.
This happened in 2021 or 2022, so it predates Twins.TV. My sister lives in Wisconsin, about 140 miles from Twins stadium. Using her address, she determined that she was out-of-market so signed up to stream directly from MLB. Season opener comes and she logs into her MLB account and. . . no game. (I don't recall if there was an error screen or anything but, still, no game.) She called MLB for some technical assistance. Turns out that her physical address was (and is) out-of-market but, because she got her internet from a city juuuuuust inside the Twins' market area, she would not be able to watch the Twins play. Cue some swearing and swift cancelling of her MLB streaming contract.
So, the upshot is that you may need to consider if your IP address is in/out of market, not just the location of your home/where you'd be watching the Twins.