Baseball fans roast Netflix score bug debut for MLB Opening Night broadcast
Netflix debuted its MLB broadcast on Wednesday night and may have overthought the score bug.
Baseball fans roast Netflix score bug debut for MLB Opening Night broadcast originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Netflix paid for the rights to broadcast the first game of the 2026 MLB season featuring the New York Yankees taking on the San Francisco Giants .
The platform has been increasing its footprint broadcasting live sports, but this was the streaming service's first baseball game. While many wondered what the pre-game show and broadcast would be like, and few were prepared for the look of Netflix's scorebug. SN's MLB HQ: Live MLB scores | Updated MLB standings | Full MLB schedule Why did fans roast Netflix's baseball score bug?
The overwhelming reaction to Netflix's score bug was very negative. Fans were not happy with how small the batter's name and pitch count were, and the overall look not only wasn't what fans are used to, but it was just an aspect of the broadcast that could have been so basic, but Netflix overthought it and made a bold decision that didn't pay off. This clip of Logan Webb's first strikeout of the game shows what the score bug looks like.
Logan Webb starts off the 2026 season with a strikeout! pic. twitter.