Giants‑Yankees on Netflix
MLB Opening Day will kick off with Giants vs. Yankees at Oracle Park on March 25 at 8:05 p.m. ET — and that opener is being streamed exclusively on Netflix. (nbcsports.com) (mlb.com)
Yankees left-hander Max Fried has been tabbed as New York’s Opening Night starter and enters 2026 after a 19-5 record and 2.86 ERA in 32 starts for the Yankees in 2025; he is in the second year of an eight‑year, $218 million contract. (mlb.com) Giants righty Logan Webb will take the mound for San Francisco, making his fifth straight Opening Day start after a 2025 season that included a 15-11 record, a 3.22 ERA, an MLB‑high 207 innings and a career‑high 224 strikeouts. (mlb.com) Major League Baseball signed new three‑year media rights agreements with ESPN, NBCUniversal and Netflix on Nov. 19, 2025, with Netflix awarded Opening Night, the T‑Mobile Home Run Derby and other special events for the 2026–28 cycle. (mlb.com) Netflix’s 2026 live slate includes the T‑Mobile Home Run Derby on July 13 at Citizens Bank Park and the MLB at Field of Dreams Game on Aug. 13 in Dyersville, Iowa, in addition to the Opening Night showcase. (mlb.com) MLB Network’s Emmy‑winning production team will work in partnership with Netflix’s production unit to produce Opening Night and other live MLB events carried by the streamer. (netflix.com) MLB’s official preview notes an MLB Opening Night pregame show will air at 7 p.m. ET ahead of the feature matchup, and MLB described the March 25 broadcast as the first live Major League game to be carried on Netflix. (mlb.com)
