Overview
- ESPN will control MLB.TV and integrate out-of-market games into the ESPN app, add exclusive in-market streaming for the Padres, Guardians, Mariners, Twins, Diamondbacks and Rockies, and carry a 30-game weeknight national slate.
- NBCUniversal takes over Sunday Night Baseball and the entire Wild Card round, restores the Sunday morning Peacock package, and will use NBCSN/Peacock when conflicts arise with NFL or NBA coverage.
- Netflix secures Opening Night, the Home Run Derby and annual special-event windows, including the 2026 Field of Dreams Game, with Yankees–Giants on March 25 and Twins–Phillies on August 13 announced.
- MLB says MLB.TV and league-produced local streams will remain available on MLB platforms for 2026, and ESPN Unlimited will feature a daily out-of-market Game of the Day of roughly 150 games.
- The three-year agreements run through 2028 with Fox, TBS and Apple packages unchanged, and reported fees place NBC around $200 million per year and ESPN near $550 million as some consumer costs remain to be determined.