Major League Baseball's return to NBC this season will feature a pair of marquee Opening Day matchups, Wild Card Series postseason games, a special "Star-Spangled Sunday" slate on July 5 and the return of Sunday Night Baseball and MLB Sunday Leadoff.
The network on Friday announced its schedule of MLB games for 2026, which will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock. It includes 27 primetime MLB games across NBC, Peacock and NBCSN this season.
MLB is reuniting with NBC for the first time in 25 years -- the league and the network previously had broadcast partnerships from 1947-89 and from 1994 to 2000, which over the years included the World Series, All-Star Games and Games of the Week.
Here are some of the highlights of the 2026 game schedule:
Opening Day and postseason games
NBC and Peacock will air an Opening Day doubleheader on March 26.
In the first game, Juan Soto and the Mets will host reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and the Pirates at 1 p.m. ET. In the second game, the only primetime Opening Day game, the Dodgers will raise their World Series championship banner as they face the D-backs at Dodger Stadium at 8 p.m.
NBC will also air the Wild Card Series games for the 2026 playoffs.
Star-Spangled Sunday
The day after America celebrates its 250th Independence Day, NBC will have a special "Star-Spangled Sunday" showcase, where every MLB game will be presented nationally on NBC's platforms.
That includes two games broadcast on NBC, Mets-Braves in Atlanta at 12:30 p.m. and Padres-Dodgers in L.A. at 7 p.m., with the rest of the day's games on Peacock.
Sunday Night Baseball
Sunday Night Baseball returns on NBC for the 2026 season, starting with the Mariners hosting the Guardians at 7 p.m. on March 29.
The Sunday Night Baseball schedule for this season includes marquee matchups like the Cubs vs. the Cardinals on May 31, the Mets vs. the Phillies on June 21, the Yankees vs. the Red Sox on June 28, the Dodgers vs. the Yankees on July 19 and more.
MLB Sunday Leadoff
There will also be an 18-game Sunday Leadoff schedule, with early afternoon games broadcast mainly on Peacock throughout the season.
MLB Sunday Leadoff kicks off on May 3, when the American League pennant-winning Blue Jays face the Twins at 12:30 p.m.
Below is the schedule, with all times listed as ET.
2026 SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL & SPECIAL EVENT SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | Game | Platforms |
| March 26* | 1 p.m. | Pittsburgh Pirates at N.Y. Mets | NBC/Peacock |
| March 26* | 8 p.m. | Arizona Diamondbacks at L.A. Dodgers | NBC/Peacock |
| March 29 | 7 p.m. | Cleveland Guardians at Seattle Mariners | Peacock |
| April 5 | 7 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers | Peacock |
| April 12 | 7 p.m. | Cleveland Guardians at Atlanta Braves | NBC/Peacock |
| April 19 | 7 p.m. | Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies | Peacock |
| April 26 | 7 p.m. | L.A. Angels at Kansas City Royals | Peacock |
| May 3 | 7 p.m. | Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers | Peacock |
| May 10 | 7 p.m. | Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals | Peacock |
| May 17 | 7 p.m. | San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners | Peacock |
| May 24 | 7 p.m. | Texas Rangers at L.A. Angels | Peacock |
| May 31 | 7 p.m. | Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals | NBC/Peacock |
| June 7 | 8 p.m. | San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs | NBC/Peacock |
| June 14 | 7 p.m. | Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox | NBC/Peacock |
| June 21 | 7 p.m. | N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia Phillies | NBC/Peacock |
| June 28 | 7 p.m. | N.Y. Yankees at Boston Red Sox | NBC/Peacock |
| July 5** | 12:30 p.m. | N.Y. Mets at Atlanta Braves | NBC/Peacock |
| July 5 | 7 p.m. | San Diego Padres at L.A. Dodgers | NBC/Peacock |
| July 19 | 7 p.m. | L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Yankees | NBC/Peacock |
| July 26 | 7 p.m. | N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies | NBC/Peacock |
| August 2 | 7 p.m. | Boston Red Sox at L.A. Dodgers | NBC/Peacock |
| August 9 | 8 p.m. | Houston Astros at San Diego Padres | NBC/Peacock |
| August 16 | 7 p.m. | Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros | NBC/Peacock |
| August 23 | 3 p.m. | San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox | NBC/Peacock |
| August 30 | 3 p.m. | Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs | NBC/Peacock |
| August 30 | 7 p.m. | Houston Astros at N.Y. Mets | NBC/Peacock |
| Sept. 6 | 3 p.m. | Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies | NBC/Peacock |
| Sept. 6 | 7 p.m. | Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals | Peacock |
| Sept. 7*** | 8 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants | NBC/Peacock |
| Sept. 13 | 7 p.m. | San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants | Peacock |
| Sept. 20 | 7 p.m. | Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles | Peacock |
* Opening Day (Thursday)
** Also on MLB Sunday Leadoff schedule (below)
*** Labor Day (Monday)
2026 MLB SUNDAY LEADOFF SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | Game | Platforms |
| May 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins | Peacock |
| May 10 | Noon | Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins | Peacock |
| May 17 | Noon | Miami Marlins at Tampa Bay Rays | Peacock |
| May 24 | Noon | Pittsburgh Pirates at Toronto Blue Jays | Peacock |
| May 31 | Noon | Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles | Peacock |
| June 7 | 3 p.m. | Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks | Peacock |
| June 14 | Noon | Miami Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates | Peacock |
| June 21 | 3 p.m. | Minnesota Twins at Arizona Diamondbacks | Peacock |
| June 28 | 3 p.m. | Athletics at L.A. Angels | Peacock |
| July 5 | 12:30 p.m. | N.Y. Mets at Atlanta Braves | NBC/Peacock |
| July 12 | Noon | Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates | Peacock |
| July 19 | Noon | Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays | Peacock |
| July 26 | Noon | Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays | Peacock |
| August 2 | 3 p.m. | Milwaukee Brewers at L.A. Angels | Peacock |
| August 9 | Noon | Cincinnati Reds at Washington Nationals | Peacock |
| August 16 | Noon | Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays | Peacock |
| August 23 | 4 p.m. | Cincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks | Peacock |
| August 30 | Noon | Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals | Peacock |