On August 26, 2002, MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, offered fans the first live, full- game webcast of a Major League game, a Yankees-Rangers matchup from Yankee Stadium. To commemorate that historic broadcast, MLB.com will offer a free live webcast of Sunday’s series finale between the Yankees and Tigers.

“We are excited to celebrate this historic occasion for baseball fans by providing this broadcast featuring two storied franchises,” said Dinn Mann, Executive Vice President, Content, Editor-in-Chief, MLB.com. “The first live broadcast was the foundation to offering fans the opportunity to watch games anywhere, anytime and on any device. We remain committed to our charter goal of expanding that reach to as many fans as possible and will build from that foundation by leveraging innovative and interactive multimedia platforms and continuing to foster meaningful partnerships.”

The rematch of last year’s American League Division Series will be available to fans residing outside of each team’s local television market exclusively on MLB.com at 1:05 p.m. (EDT) on August 26, exactly five years to the date when MLB.com presented that initial historic broadcast.

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