Pocket.watch and MLB Bring The First Season Of “Ballpark Blast! The Series”

After the success of pocket.watch x MLB Studios partnership ‘“Ballpark Blast!” special, we are getting the premiere of the 10-episode Ballpark Blast! The Series that will premiere today on Hulu and pocket.watch’s SVOD Ryan and Friends Plus, followed by Roku Channel, and MLB’s owned-and-operated platforms. The series will give viewers behind-the-scenes stadium access, interactive challenges, musical performances and creator-led adventures as a new generation gets invested in baseball. The season of Ballpark Blast! The Series will have Ryan’s World traveling to Japan for the Tokyo Series with the Dodgers and Cubs, Toys and Colors going on a wild adventure from the San Diego Zoo to Petco Park with the Padres, and Tiger-Trivia with My PB and J hosted by Detroit Tigers pitcher Will Vest. This is going to be a great way to get kids excited about baseball and we will get many different creators interacting with different MLB teams.

Pocket.watch and MLB Announce the First Season of Ballpark Blast! The Series, Bringing Baseball’s Biggest Moments to the Next Generation of Fans

Following the Success of Last Year’s Special, The All-New Series Showcases pocket.watch’s Top Creators with Unprecedented Access to MLB, and Debuts This Month Across Hulu, Roku Channel and More

Pocket.watch, the first and largest kids and family creator media company, and Major League Baseball, the most historic professional sports league in the US, today announced the premiere of Ballpark Blast! The Series. Co-produced by pocket.watch and MLB Studios, Major League Baseball’s award-winning multi-platform production label, this marks the first-ever full season of “Ballpark Blast!,” a new 10-episode series set to debut September 5 on Hulu and pocket.watch’s SVOD Ryan and Friends Plus, followed by Roku Channel, and MLB’s owned-and-operated platforms.

Building on the second year of the pocket.watch x MLB Studios partnership and following the fan-favorite 2024 ‘“Ballpark Blast!” special, the series brings 10x the action with kid creators and families covering MLB’s biggest events around the world. The series delivers a mix of behind-the-scenes stadium access, interactive challenges, musical performances and creator-led adventures, reimagining the thrill of baseball for a new generation. Some highlights from the season will include Ryan’s World traveling to Japan for the Tokyo Series with the Dodgers and Cubs, Toys and Colors going on a wild adventure from the San Diego Zoo to Petco Park with the Padres, and Tiger-Trivia with My PB and J hosted by Detroit Tigers pitcher Will Vest.

“Major League Baseball continues to create new ways for young fans to experience the magic and excitement of our great game,” said Dominick Balsamo, MLB SVP of Business Development & Global Media. “Partnering with pocket.watch to produce Ballpark Blast! The Series, perfectly blends the energy of the game with the creativity of today’s most beloved family creators, bringing the fun, community, and inspiration of baseball to kids and families everywhere.”

The series stars pocket.watch kids and family creators with a collective 242 million subscribers across their channels. These include Ryan’s World, Hudson’s Playground, Toys and Colors, Kamdenboys & Kyraboo, Kaven Adventures, KidCity, My PB and J, Papa Jake, Wilson World, Combo Panda, HungryFAM, and Jonathan Warren the Dog. Each creator experiences once-in-a-lifetime ballpark adventures around the world with teams including the Tigers, Cubs, Dodgers, Mets, Diamondbacks, Astros, Giants, Padres, Cardinals, and Blue Jays.

“Last year’s ‘Ballpark Blast!’ special showed us how much kids love being part of the MLB story,” said Amanda Klecker, SVP Marketing and Franchise at pocket.watch. “The excitement and response proved there’s a clear demand from young fans to connect with the game, and pocket.watch is excited for our roster of massive, beloved kids and family creators to partner alongside MLB’s teams and players to inspire the next generation of lifelong fans.”

Major League Baseball is the most-attended league by families with children at home in the US based on Nielsen Scarborough and MRI-Simmons. In addition, baseball and softball combine to have the highest participation among 6-12 year olds of any sport in the United States according to SFIA.

In addition to the series, MLB and pocket.watch are teaming up with Universal Music Group to release Ballpark Blast: Baseball Beats, a companion album featuring original music from the show alongside classic baseball anthems. The album, available everywhere music is streamed, includes Grammy Award-winning family Wilson World’s live performance from Chase Field in Arizona, as well as tracks from creators The Stella Show, Lively Lewis, My PB and J, and Kaven Adventures.

About pocket.watch
Pocket.watch is the first and largest kids and family creator media company, pioneering the transformation of digital creators into global entertainment franchises. Through original content, consumer products, and distribution across leading platforms, pocket.watch delivers trusted, high-quality entertainment for children and families everywhere. Recognized as one of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2025, pocket.watch is redefining the future of children’s entertainment and shaping the digital creator economy.

The company’s content library, consisting of tens of thousands of kids and family videos, is distributed globally on over 43 platforms, generating hundreds of millions of hours of viewership every month. The content library comprises many seasons of the company’s breakthrough MishMash™ format alongside pocket.watch originals including the Emmy-nominated Ryan’s Mystery Playdate and the massively popular animated series Love, Diana.

For more information about the pocket.watch portfolio of franchises and creators and its premium slate of content, visit pocket.watch, or check out @pocketwatchHQ on Instagram, /PocketwatchHQ on Facebook, @pocketwatchhq on TikTok @pocketwatchhq, and pocketwatch-studios on LinkedIn.