Dodgers Vs Angels Spring Opener Shifts Who Can Watch — Daytime TV, Radio Plans and What Fans Need to Decide

The start of Cactus League play immediately reshapes who can follow spring training live: dodgers vs angels and a long run of daytime telecasts mean many fans will need a second-screen plan or radio fallback. Local viewers face stacked afternoon schedules over the next four weeks, while out-of-market viewers must weigh subscription options, highlight reels and radio streams to keep up.

Dodgers Vs Angels and who misses the action first

For 27 of the next 29 days the team will appear on television while in Arizona, and much of that coverage is slotted during daytime hours. Thirteen of 18 weekday games over the coming four weeks are daytime contests, and the first two games of the spring are weekend afternoon starts. That pattern immediately affects fans who watch games during typical work or school hours and nudges casual viewers toward listening or delayed highlights instead of live TV.

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The spring schedule kicks off with the Cactus League opener on Feb. 21 in Tempe, a matchup against the Angels. The regional Dodgers network will carry the team's spring slate with one exception on a split-squad day in mid-March when the Cubs side will appear on a Chicago feed. A notable exhibition against Team Mexico is set for March 4 at Camelback Ranch, and regular-season broadcast coverage for the team begins the evening of March 27, tied to the club's home opener week.

Radio and alternate feeds matter here: six of the Arizona weekday telecasts will be simulcast on an AM radio outlet, part of 14 total radio broadcasts while the club is in Arizona. English-language radio coverage is scheduled for 17 games, and Spanish-language commentators will handle eight matchups, including the opener. Play-by-play duties for Cactus League matchups will be handled by Tim Neverett and Rick Monday, with a different play-by-play voice appearing for the club's annual exhibition that closes spring.

• Feb. 21 — Cactus League opener in Tempe against the Angels (televised kickoff noted in the spring schedule).
• March 4 — Exhibition with Team Mexico at Camelback Ranch.
• March 27 — Regular-season broadcast coverage begins the evening before the team's home opener weekend.

What's easy to miss is how deeply the schedule leans into daytime exposure: that makes radio simulcasts, condensed highlight shows and studio programming more central for fans who can’t watch live.

Here's the part that matters for everyday viewers: decide whether you’ll follow live, listen, or catch the condensed coverage later. Many games are widely available on the regional TV feed, with additional radio and streaming choices for select matchups; subscription tiers are offered for out-of-market access, including entry-level monthly options.

• Heavy daytime tilt — affects viewers with daytime commitments and raises the value of radio and highlights.
• Most spring games televised — expect nearly the entire spring slate to be on the team’s TV partner, with a single split-squad exception.
• Radio remains a fallback — 14 radio broadcasts in Arizona, six weekday simulcasts on AM, plus English and Spanish coverage for many games.
• Studio and highlight programming will expand — extended pregame and postgame shows are scheduled around the regular-season broadcast window.

For fans planning their follow-up strategy: if you rely on live TV, map out which weekday games are daytime; if you multitask, line up radio or a second screen; if you prefer condensed viewing, expect expanded highlight and studio windows during spring and the lead-up to the regular season. The real question now is whether your routine will bend to the spring schedule or vice versa.

The writer's aside: The bigger signal here is that spring training coverage is being treated like an extended content pipeline—more shows, more telecasts, more radio—so how you follow games will shape your sense of the roster coming out of camp.