Can a few games on free television get Dodgers fans to cancel their DirecTV and sign up for SportsNet LA?
The Dodgers announced Wednesday that, as expected, the team would air 10 games this season on KTLA-TV (Channel 5) as simulcasts of the SportsNet LA broadcast.
With the Dodgers’ television blackout entering its fourth season, the 10-game package extends an olive branch to the majority of fans that do not get SportsNet LA.
The first of the KTLA games is April 5, the last May 7. The deal includes the May 3 game when retired Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will be inducted into the Dodgers’ Ring of Honor.