Major League Baseball and NBCUniversal announced a
three-year media rights agreement Wednesday that returns baseball to NBC and
Peacock.

The season begins with World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers raising their banner on March 26, 2026, before an Opening Day primetime matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Sunday Night Baseball on NBC/Peacock now joins NBC Sports’ presentations of Sunday Night Football (NFL) and Sunday Night Basketball (NBA) to deliver year-round primetime sports programming on the same night each week – a broadcast network first.

Sunday Night Football and the NFL playoffs are showcased from September through January. Sunday Night Basketball and the NBA playoffs run from February through May. Sunday Night Baseball will overlap with the NBA but will generally be shown from April through August.  

“We
are excited to reignite NBC Sports’ storied Major League Baseball
history through this comprehensive and innovative partnership that will
honor the past and create new traditions,” said Rick Cordella, President, NBC Sports. “With the Sunday Night Baseball
package, NBC and Peacock are now the year-round platforms for premier
Sunday night sports programming. We can’t wait to focus our
award-winning production, promotion, and storytelling on MLB’s iconic
stars, teams, and rivalries to spotlight beginning on March 26. Play
ball!”

“NBC has demonstrated an outstanding combination of high
production value and powerful athlete storytelling that makes MLB’s
return to the network an exciting opportunity to continue the sport’s
growth,” said Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. “With
NBCUniversal showing great enthusiasm for baseball, we are looking
forward to working together to continue the sport’s momentum by telling
the stories of today’s talented players and capturing the excitement of
our great game.”

NBC
Sports has a distinguished history with Major League Baseball. The
first-ever MLB television broadcast was a 1939 Cincinnati Reds-Brooklyn
Dodgers doubleheader on W2XBS (the precursor to WNBC-TV) in New York.
NBC Sports was a home to the first World Series broadcast in 1947, the
first All-Star Game nationally broadcast in 1952, and has televised 39
World Series – more than any other network.