2025 MLB Sunday Night Baseball Betting
In a grassroots effort to attract more kids to the sport, Major League Baseball will hold the eighth edition of the Little League Classic on Sunday, August 17 as part of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. The game is held in conjunction with the Little League World Series at Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania with first pitch slated for 7:10 p.m. ET. This year’s Classic is the first interleague matchup of the series with the Seattle Mariners taking on the New York Mets. Both teams are in the thick of the playoff race in their respective league with the Mariners catching Houston for first in the AL West by extending their winning streak to eight games with Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Baltimore. The Mets dropped off the pace in the NL East after losing seven straight games. That skid ended on Tuesday with a 13-5 triumph over Atlanta.
It’s almost hard to believe the Little League Classic has been around since 2017 and played every with the exception of 2020 when it was scrapped due to the pandemic. The Mets will become the third different team to make two appearances in the game, joining fellow NL clubs Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The Mets beat Philly 8-2 on August 19, 2018 in the second edition of the Little League Classic. The Mariners are the seventh different AL club to appear in the contest. ESPN also announced the completion of the August schedule for Sunday Night Baseball with the AL East rivalry matchup between the Red Sox and Yankees airing on the 24th and an NL East contest between Atlanta and Philadelphia on the 31st.
There will be plenty of betting options for the Little League Classic Sunday Night Baseball clash between the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets.
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Sunday, August 17
Seattle Mariners vs. New York Mets, 7:10 PM ET (ESPN)
In a lot of ways a game like this has to rekindle the youth in every player taking them back to a more innocent time in their life. At this point in the season the Mets could use something like that. Enduring a horrific slump the Mets dropped seven straight and 11 of 12 games before ending the skid on Tuesday with a 13-5 victory over Atlanta. In that game the Mets matched their run total from the previous four outings combined. A pitching staff that boasted the best ERA in the majors over the first two months of the season is now in shambles with injuries and poor outings, and the lineup hasn’t produced to its capability averaging just 4.42 runs while collectively hitting .240. Not only have the Mets fallen from first place in their division, they are barely ahead of Cincinnati in the race for the final wild card.
It’s been a much different story for the Mariners, who have surged up the standings with eight straight victories to catch the Astros for the top spot in their division. The M’s made several moves at the trade deadline to improve their offense and apparently they paid off. Since July 31 they are 10-1. The offense has been solid ranked 10th in runs/game thanks to the fourth-most home runs in baseball. Cal Raleigh has supplied the punch in that department blasting a MLB high 45 dingers. The addition of Eugenio Suarez hasn’t been the boost the team expected, but the M’s are winning games despite Suarez hitting under a buck in 11 games with the club. Pitching continues to be a strength with the staff ranked among the top 10 in MLB in ERA, WHIP and quality starts.
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2025 Sunday Night Baseball Betting Schedule
ESPN will be showing 25 games for their 2025 Sunday Night Baseball schedule. ESPN released the early part of their schedule with 13 games announced from March 30 to August 17. The network recently completed the schedule for the remainder of August with the Red Sox at Yankees game on Aug. 24 and the Atlanta at Philadelphia matchup concluding the month on Aug. 31. The remainder of the season schedule will be announced at a later date.
| DATE |
GAME |
SCORE |
| March 30 |
Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres |
0-5 |
| April 6 |
St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox |
7-18 |
| April 13 |
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers |
4-2 |
| April 20 |
San Diego Padres at Houston Astros |
3-2 |
| April 27 |
Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs |
3-1 |
| May 4 |
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves |
3-4 |
| May 11 |
Philadelphia Phillies at Cleveland Guardians |
3-0 |
| May 18 |
New York Mets at New York Yankees |
2-8 |
| May 25 |
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets |
1-3 |
| June 1 |
New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers |
7-3 |
| June 8 |
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees |
11-7 |
| June 15 |
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers |
4-5 |
| June 22 |
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies |
1-7 |
| June 29 |
Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers |
0-3 |
| July 6 |
Texas Rangers at San Diego Padres |
1-4 |
| July 20 |
Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers |
2-1 |
| July 27 |
New York Mets at San Francisco Giants |
5-3 |
| Aug 3 |
Detroit Tigers at Philadelphia Phillies |
0-2 |
| Aug 10 |
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals |
2-3 |
| DATE |
GAME |
TIME (ET) |
| Aug 17* |
Seattle Mariners vs. New York Mets |
7:10 PM |
| Aug 24 |
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees |
7:10 PM |
| Aug 31 |
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies |
7:10 PM |
*Little League Classic
ESPN will be showing a total of 25 Sunday Night Baseball games in 2025. Their broadcasts began with a game in late March and continue throughout the regular season, concluding with a game in late September. Many of the game’s top stars will be featured on Sunday Night Baseball including Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Bryce Harper, among others. The best teams in baseball will make multiple appearances on the broadcast. Some of the highlights of the 2025 Sunday Night Baseball schedule are a World Series rematch between the Yankees and Dodgers, the Subway Series between the Mets and Yankees during MLB Rivalry Week on May 18, a National League Championship Series rematch with the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting the New York Mets on May 25, a special Fourth of July weekend doubleheader on July 6 that includes the Rangers at the Padres and the 2025 MLB Little League Classic with the Seattle Mariners taking on the New York Mets on August 17.
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