SNY announced on Tuesday a new Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) streaming service for fans to purchase a subscription to SNY’s award-winning programming lineup, including New York Mets broadcasts. This new service is being launched in partnership with Major League Baseball and its industry-leading streaming capabilities,

SportsNet New York, the Mets’ local television partner, will launch a subscription streaming service on Tuesday that allows cord-cutting fans to watch games without paying for a TV bundle. The move is part of a growing trend that Major League Baseball hopes will help combat a longstanding irritant for fans: blackouts.

While two-thirds of MLB teams have streaming products that do not require a traditional pay TV subscription, SNY is the first regional sports network to offer such a service in partnership with MLB. Fans will have access to in-game enhancements such as statistics and replays through the MLB app. SNY’s app will be phased out in late March.

New York fans will no longer be in the dark when it comes to streaming Mets games. Streaming your hometown MLB team’s games has been notoriously challenging. Home markets suffer from league blackouts,

For years, Mets fans could only watch their team's locally-broadcast games on cable TV. That changed with an SNY announcement on Tuesday.

Cord-cutting Mets fans will still be able to watch their favorite team this season and beyond. SNY launched a subscription service in partnership with Major League Baseball, providing a standalone, direct-to-consumer option on the MLB app for those looking to watch the Amazin’s.