When I was in CT, I got blacked out of all MLBTV games against NYY and BOS. With the schedule at the time, that meant I missed 38 games a season. I tried all sorts of VPN apps on my Fire Stick, but none of them consistently worked. The only thing that worked every time was the VPN that Norton 360 included in their software suite. Had to watch those games on my laptop but it was a workaround.
In my new married life, I live in MA so I don't get blacked out of NYY games, and we have NESN in our cable package.