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'Total joke': Why MLB's partnership with Facebook has Giants fans and beat writers mad | The Sacramento Bee

Major League Baseball and Facebook have teamed up for an agreement to show 25 regular-season afternoon games live on the social media platform this year, which works out to one a week.

The Giants' last of a four-game series against the Phillies in Philadelphia on Thursday morning was recently announced as this week's Facebook game, according to a press release.

There's one big problem: the game will only be shown on Facebook — meaning anyone without an account is out of luck, as the game won't be aired on TV or through MLB apps.

It's a deal that was set this March in the offseason and received criticism at the time.