Major League Baseball returns to NBC and Peacock in 2026 with an exciting slate of exclusive games and programming, including Sunday Night Baseball, the return of MLB Sunday Leadoff, a special all-day “Star-Spangled Sunday” showcase on July 5, the Wild Card round of the MLB playoffs, and much more.
It all starts with an Opening Day doubleheader on March 26, as 2025 NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates take on Juan Soto and the New York Mets, followed by the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers raising their championship banner at Dodger Stadium before they host the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers’ season opener will be the only primetime MLB game on Opening Day and is one of 27 primetime MLB games across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN in 2026.
Expanding NBC’s marquee Sunday night lineup alongside the NFL and NBA, Sunday Night Baseball will debut on March 29 with a matchup between two 2025 first-place teams, as the Mariners host the Guardians. The 18-game MLB Sunday Leadoff schedule begins May 3, with the defending AL champion Toronto Blue Jays visiting the Twins in Minnesota. On Sunday, July 5, all 15 MLB games will be presented nationally across Peacock and NBC as part of a special all-day “Star-Spangled Sunday” showcase.
NBC Sports will also stream one out-of-market game each day of the 2026 MLB season nationally on Peacock. Telemundo Deportes will present all NBCUniversal-produced MLB games in Spanish, with Universo televising all games broadcast on NBC.
Opening Day can’t come soon enough. Check out the full schedule below.
2026 SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL & SPECIAL EVENT SCHEDULE
**All Times ET**
**NOTE: Most Peacock Exclusive Games Will Be Simulcast on NBCSN
DateTimeGamePlatformsMarch 26*1 p.m.Pittsburgh Pirates at N.Y. MetsNBC/PeacockMarch 26*8 p.m.Arizona Diamondbacks at L.A. DodgersNBC/PeacockMarch 297 p.m.Cleveland Guardians at Seattle MarinersPeacockApril 57 p.m.St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit TigersPeacockApril 127 p.m.Cleveland Guardians at Atlanta BravesNBC/PeacockApril 197 p.m.Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia PhilliesPeacockApril 267 p.m.L.A. Angels at Kansas City RoyalsPeacockMay 37 p.m.Texas Rangers at Detroit TigersPeacockMay 107 p.m.Detroit Tigers at Kansas City RoyalsPeacockMay 177 p.m.San Diego Padres at Seattle MarinersPeacockMay 247 p.m.Texas Rangers at L.A. AngelsPeacockMay 317 p.m.Chicago Cubs at St. Louis CardinalsNBC/PeacockJune 78 p.m.San Francisco Giants at Chicago CubsNBC/PeacockJune 147 p.m.Texas Rangers at Boston Red SoxNBC/PeacockJune 217 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia PhilliesNBC/PeacockJune 287 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Boston Red SoxNBC/PeacockJuly 5**12:30 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Atlanta BravesNBC/PeacockJuly 57 p.m.San Diego Padres at L.A. DodgersNBC/PeacockJuly 197 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. YankeesNBC/PeacockJuly 267 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia PhilliesNBC/PeacockAugust 27 p.m.Boston Red Sox at L.A. DodgersNBC/PeacockAugust 98 p.m.Houston Astros at San Diego PadresNBC/PeacockAugust 167 p.m.Seattle Mariners at Houston AstrosNBC/PeacockAugust 233 p.m.San Francisco Giants at Boston Red SoxNBC/PeacockAugust 303 p.m.Cincinnati Reds at Chicago CubsNBC/PeacockAugust 307 p.m.Houston Astros at N.Y. MetsNBC/PeacockSept. 63 p.m.Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia PhilliesNBC/PeacockSept. 67 p.m.Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City RoyalsPeacockSept. 7***8 p.m.St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco GiantsNBC/PeacockSept. 137 p.m.San Diego Padres at San Francisco GiantsPeacockSept. 207 p.m.Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore OriolesPeacock
*Opening Day (Thursday)
**Also on MLB Sunday Leadoff schedule (below)
***Labor Day (Monday)
2026 MLB SUNDAY LEADOFF SCHEDULE
**All Times ET**
**NOTE: Most Peacock Exclusive Games Will Be Simulcast on NBCSN
DateTimeGamePlatformsMay 312:30 p.m.Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota TwinsPeacockMay 10NoonWashington Nationals at Miami MarlinsPeacockMay 17NoonMiami Marlins at Tampa Bay RaysPeacockMay 24NoonPittsburgh Pirates at Toronto Blue JaysPeacockMay 31NoonToronto Blue Jays at Baltimore OriolesPeacockJune 73 p.m.Washington Nationals at Arizona DiamondbacksPeacockJune 14NoonMiami Marlins at Pittsburgh PiratesPeacockJune 213 p.m.Minnesota Twins at Arizona DiamondbacksPeacockJune 283 p.m.Athletics at L.A. AngelsPeacockJuly 512:30 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Atlanta BravesNBC/PeacockJuly 12NoonMilwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh PiratesPeacockJuly 19NoonChicago White Sox at Toronto Blue JaysPeacockJuly 26NoonCleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay RaysPeacockAugust 23 p.m.Milwaukee Brewers at L.A. AngelsPeacockAugust 9NoonCincinnati Reds at Washington NationalsPeacockAugust 16NoonBaltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay RaysPeacockAugust 234 p.m.Cincinnati Reds at Arizona DiamondbacksPeacockAugust 30NoonMiami Marlins at Washington NationalsPeacock
NBC SPORTS’ JULY 5 MLB “STAR-SPANGLED SUNDAY”
EVERY MLB GAME PRESENTED NATIONALLY ON NBCUNIVERSAL PLATFORMS
**All Times ET**
**NOTE: Most Peacock Exclusive Games Will Be Simulcast on NBCSN
Time
Game
Platforms
12:30 p.m.*
N.Y. Mets at Atlanta Braves
NBC/Peacock
1 p.m.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals
Peacock
1 p.m.
Baltimore Orioles at Cincinnati Reds
Peacock
1:30 p.m.
Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees
Peacock
2 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians
Peacock
2:30 p.m.
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
Peacock
3 p.m.
Philadelphia Philles at Kansas City Royals
Peacock
3:30 p.m.
Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers
Peacock
3:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros
Peacock
4:00 p.m.
San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies
Peacock
4:00 p.m.
Milwaukee Brewers at Arizona Diamondbacks
Peacock
4:30 p.m.
Miami Marlins at Athletics
Peacock
5:00 p.m.
Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners
Peacock
7 p.m. **
San Diego Padres at L.A. Dodgers
NBC/Peacock
9:30 p.m.
Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels
Peacock
*MLB Sunday Leadoff
**Sunday Night Baseball
