WATCH Rays vs. Yankees Online Live Stream, Free MLB 2015 Game 1 Coverage

Baseball's back for the official 2015 MLB season - and things are finally heating-up!

The Tampa Bay Rays take the field against the New York Yankees in Week 22 of the regular season on Friday, September 4 at 7:05 p.m. EST at beloved Yankees Stadium in the Bronx. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Game 1 Friday evening ballgame online - also catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Both Tampa Bay and New York snag rather neutral spots in ESPN.com's official break-down of all 30 teams (power rankings):

Yankees (9): "For all of the grief the Yankees took at the trade deadline for their lack of activity, their best move was calling up 21-year-old Luis Severino. He has pitched as well as any ace the team might have acquired, throwing 29 innings to a nifty 2.17 ERA." Jason Rosenberg, It's About the Money  

New York currently maintains an impressive 74-58 winning record and now remains 2nd in the American League Eastern Division.

Rays (17): "Chris Archer is third in the American League in strikeouts (217) while also allowing 15 home runs in 175 innings pitched." ESPN.com 

With that, Tampa Bay holds a steady 66-67 winning record and still maintains the 3rd spot in the American League Western Division.

Tonight's ballgame will be broadcasted live on local sports channels YES and SUN.

For a complete list of current standings and scores for the regular 2015 season, check out the official MLB website.

For fans who want to try out a free live stream (which may mean downloading a torrent), click here. Or try this other option...

ESPN, MLB Scoreboard, SBNation, and MLB TV are both good sources for up-to-date game coverage and feeds.

For additional team radio station affiliates: Rays and Yankees.

And official MLB team websites: Rays and Yankees.

Enjoy the highly-anticipated Game 1 evening ballgame, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional MLB coverage, including Pirates vs. Cardinals and Twins vs. Astros.