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The 2026 MLB season is here, and with it comes a weekly slate of "Friday Night Baseball" games set to stream exclusively on Apple TV. From March through September, Apple TV will be the place to turn on Friday nights (and occasional afternoons) for national broadcasts,
Major League Baseball's Opening Day has arrived. The 2026 regular season kicked off in earnest Thursday with 11 games and plenty of appetizing pitching matchups. The Yankees shut
The 2026 MLB regular season got fully underway today with 11 games across the slate. The New York Mets won the first game of the day, overpowering the Pittsburgh Pirates in an 11-7 after Paul Skenes was shockingly pulled after just 37 pitches and 2/3 of an inning.
Major League Baseball's opening games have taken different forms in recent years but this season will feature a semi-traditional standalone Opening Night game, with something of a twist – the first game of the 2026 regular season will air on Netflix.
May's games are highlighted by a three-game home series against the Philadelphia Phillies from May 15-17, and the Pirates travel to Canada for a three-game series against the 2025 American League champions, the Toronto Blue Jays, from May 22-24. The month ends with a seven-game home stand.
Two-time reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge went hitless on opening day for the first time in his career and had four strikeouts in a game for the first time since having five in September 2024 in the New Yo