The WBC is coming to an end, but the 2026 MLB season is just around the corner. Let’s take a look.
Yankees vs Giants: How to watch MLB Opening day 2026 | Schedule for baseball’s first games of the season
While the Dodgers are still coming down from heady high of lifting their ninth MLB title, beating the Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series, the 2026 season is about to get started.
Baseball fans have had a nice March to ramp up to the 2026 MLB season with lots of WBC games and plenty of Spring Training matchups to get the players and the fans ready for March 25 when the 2026 season gets underway.
It all starts with the first pitch of the season.
— netflix⁷ (@netflix) March 11, 2026
Watch New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants on MLB #OpeningNight. LIVE on Netflix — March 25 at 8PM ET | 5PM PT. pic.twitter.com/AhzGDIWAww
How to watch Yankees vs Giants on Opening Day
The 2026 season kicks off on March 25 when the Yankees take on the Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco. The game will begin at 8 p.m. ET and will broadcast on Netflix. The starting pitchers are Max Fried for New York and Logan Webb for San Francisco.
Opening Day pitching matchup thread🧵
— SleeperMLB (@SleeperMLB) March 25, 2026
Yankees @ Giants - 3/25, 8:05 PM
Max Fried vs. Logan Webb pic.twitter.com/3n0jJuofz3
For the rest of the MLB fans, things will get going the following day. On Thursday, March 26, there will be eleven games as the season gets underway.
When is Opening Day?
MLB's official Opening Day 2026 schedule
Thursday, March 26
- Pirates at Mets: 1:15 p.m. ET
- White Sox at Brewers: 2:10 p.m. ET
- Nationals at Cubs: 2:20 p.m. ET
- Twins at Orioles: 3:05 p.m. ET
- Red Sox at Reds: 4:10 p.m. ET
- Angels at Astros: 4:10 p.m. ET
- Tigers at Padres 4.10 p.m. ET
- Rays at Cardinals: 4:15 p.m. ET
- Rangers at Phillies: 4:15 p.m. ET
- Diamondbacks at Dodgers: 8:30 p.m. ET
- Indians at Mariners: 10:10 p.m. ET
JAMEIS WINSTON ON OPENING NIGHT!
— Netflix Sports (@netflixsports) March 20, 2026
The NY Giants quarterback will be a special guest for Yankees vs. Giants on #OpeningNight — the first-ever MLB game on Netflix.
LIVE on Netflix March 25. Special coverage starts at 7PM ET | 4PM PT. pic.twitter.com/rTX2CGMJpm
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