Netflix will exclusively stream MLB Opening Day 2026 game between Yankees and Giants

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The primetime game pits the two coastal teams against each other in a first for the streamer

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Exciting news, baseball fans: Netflix will exclusively stream the Major League Baseball 2026 season opener, a bicoastal match-up between the New York Yankees vs. the San Francisco Giants, as part of a new three-year deal between MLB and the streaming service. Scheduled for March 25, 2026, the kickoff primetime game will mark Netflix's first exclusive MLB broadcast.

As reported The Athletic, the NY versus SF showdown will be the only game scheduled for the day, with the rest of the clubs opening on March 26.

While you’ll need a Netflix subscription — currently priced at “Standard with Ads" for $7.99/month, "Standard" for $17.99/month, and "Premium" for $24.99/month for the U.S. market — to tune in live for Opening Day 2026, baseball fans will still be able to tune into regular-season games on regional sports broadcasts. The Yankees on YES Network, for example. New York fans will also see 20 Yankee games streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video next year, so if you’re a diamond diehard, that’s yet another streaming service you’ll need to add to your bench.

It’s not the first time that Netflix has secured coveted exclusive access to big-deal sports games: The streamer also has exclusive rights to the National Football League’s Christmas Day games this year, as well as the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women's World Cups in the U.S. and Canada, and the 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan.

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