MLB games on TV today: Full schedule, channels for 2026 Opening Day baseball on NBC, MLB Network and more
Baseball is back. Here's how to watch as all 30 MLB teams open their seasons.
MLB games on TV today: Full schedule, channels for 2026 Opening Day baseball on NBC, MLB Network and more originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . MLB's traditional Opening Day festivities are spread across three days this year, with all 30 teams beginning their 2026 seasons between Wednesday and Friday.
For the first time since 2015, the baseball season will begin with a standalone night game on the eve of the traditional openers. The San Francisco Giants host the New York Yankees in an exclusive broadcast from one of MLB's new broadcast partners, Netflix, that will be available internationally in multiple languages. That's just an appetizer for Thursday, when most teams will open their seasons across a schedule that should provide about 12 consecutive hours of baseball.
That includes three nationally televised contests: Juan Soto and the New York Mets host Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the day, with Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers visiting the San Diego Padres in the next time slot. The national nightcap will see Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers commemorate another World Series title before their opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks . Six teams have to wait until Friday evening to open their seasons, with the Blue Jays and Athletics getting featured national coverage.
Here's everything you need to know to track down every national and regional broadcast as MLB gets back in the swing for 2026. MLB games on TV today The 2026 MLB season begins with Opening Night alone in the spotlight. See below for full Opening Day schedules.