Padres games will also be available on fuboTV, in addition to MLB.TV, which is available for $19.99 per month or $74.99 for the rest of the season after a seven-day free trial.

This is the first time MLB.TV is offering a DTC option in a team’s home market and also lifts the blackout rules that were in place for games previously distributed on Bally Sports San Diego.

NL West is the gauntlet of MLB. While San Diego and Los Angeles are separated by the 124-mile stretch on the highway, go up to the Bay Area and and you’ll find one team seeking to throw a wrench ...