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.

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,

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.

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