MLB Opening Day 2026 is set, with every starting pitcher, game time and TV broadcast now confirmed across the league. Paul Skenes, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Max Fried and Logan Webb will all take the mound, along with Garrett Crochet, Jacob Misiorowski and, of course, Tarik Skubal in a full slate of Opening Day matchups that showcase many of the greatest pitchers in baseball.
With three Opening Day MLB games on national television, 2026 marks the entry of the online streaming service giant Netflix into MLB. In the first of two games it will stream live this season, Netflix will carry the season-opening clash between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, the only game that will be played on Wednesday, March 25.
The Yankees-Giants Netflix game also features one of the most captivating pitching matchups of any Opening Day game, with the Yankees sending left-hander Max Fried, who led the majors with 19 wins last year while placing third in American League Cy Young Award voting.
The Giants in the interleague matchups will counter with their own ace, right-hander Logan Webb, a two-time All-Star who led the National League in strikeouts in 2025 with 224 and has led the NL in innings pitched three seasons in a row.
All games not televised nationally will be carried by local outlets, and can be accessed out-of-market with the paid-subscription MLB.TV package.
MLB Opening Day 2026: Full Starting Pitchers, Schedule and TV Broadcasts
| Date | Game (Teams) | Projected Starting Pitchers | Time (ET) / Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 25 | NYY at SF | Max Fried vs. Logan Webb | 8:05 p.m. ET / 5:05 p.m. PT (Netflix) |
| March 26 | PIT at NYM | Paul Skenes vs. Freddy Peralta | 1:15 p.m. ET (NBC) |
| March 26 | CWS at MIL | Shane Smith vs. Jacob Misiorowski | 2:10 p.m. ET / 1:10 p.m. CT |
| March 26 | WSH at CHC | Cade Cavalli vs. Matthew Boyd | 2:20 p.m. ET / 1:20 p.m. CT |
| March 26 | MIN at BAL | Joe Ryan vs. Trevor Rogers | 3:05 p.m. ET |
| March 26 | BOS at CIN | Garrett Crochet vs. Andrew Abbott | 4:10 p.m. ET |
| March 26 | LAA at HOU | José Soriano vs. Hunter Brown | 4:10 p.m. ET / 3:10 p.m. CT |
| March 26 | DET at SD | Tarik Skubal vs. TBD | 4:10 p.m. ET / 1:10 p.m. PT |
| March 26 | TB at STL | Drew Rasmussen vs. Matthew Liberatore | 4:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. CT |
| March 26 | TEX at PHI | Nathan Eovaldi vs. Cristopher Sánchez | 4:15 p.m. ET |
| March 26 | AZ at LAD | Zac Gallen vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto | 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT (NBC) |
| March 26 | CLE at SEA | Tanner Bibee vs. Logan Gilbert | 10:10 p.m. ET / 7:10 p.m. PT |
| March 27 | ATH at TOR | Luis Severino vs. Kevin Gausman | 7:07 p.m. ET |
| March 27 | COL at MIA | Kyle Freeland vs. Sandy Alcantara | 7:10 p.m. ET |
| March 27 | KC at ATL | Cole Ragans vs. Chris Sale | 7:15 p.m. ET |
Skenes vs. Peralta Highlights First Full Day of Games
After the Wednesday night Yankees-Giants game on Netflix, Thursday brings a day-long slate of games as MLB returns to the NBC network after 26 years.
NBC will televise the other most electrifying pitching matchup of the Opening Day slate, when the Pittsburgh Pirates send reigning Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes to the mound against a new-look New York Mets team at Citi Field in New York City.
The two aces faced off twice in 2025, when Peralta was still with the Milwaukee Brewers. Skenes took a no-decision in the first matchup in May, but later in the season Peralta shut out the Pirates over six innings to take the victory over Skenes and Pittsburgh.
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