Why is Yankees-Giants is only on Netflix? Explaining streaming platform's 2026 baseball special
Here's why tonight's Yankees-Giants game is exclusively on Netflix.
Why is Yankees-Giants is only on Netflix? Explaining streaming platform's 2026 baseball special originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
Before a pitch has even been thrown in the 2026 MLB season, history has already been made. This year, Netflix will be hosting the first-ever "Opening Night" in baseball history between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants . Wednesday's game will also be the first live MLB game streamed on the platform.
While some Yankee and Giant fans who are without a Netflix subscription may not be happy about missing their team's opening game, it may be a reality sports fans might have to become accustomed to. Netflix recently reached a streaming agreement to air certain MLB events. With that in mind, here is why the first game of the MLB season will exclusively be on Netflix.
SN's MLB HQ: Live MLB scores | Updated MLB standings | Full MLB schedule Why is the MLB's Opening Night game on Netflix? In November 2025, the MLB announced that it had reached a media rights agreement with three platforms: Netflix, NBCUniversal, and ESPN. This means that certain MLB events will be exclusively broadcast on these three platforms.