NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s return to broadcasting Major League Baseball games will start with an opening-day doubleheader on March 26.
Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates will face Juan Soto and the New York Mets at 1 p.m. Eastern on NBC and Peacock. At 8 p.m., the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the scheduled primetime game for that day.
kAm}qr 2??@F?465 :ED “$F?52J }:89E q2D632==” 2?5 “|{q $F?52J {625@77” 82>6D @? uC:52J]k^Am
kAm%96 s@586CD[ q@DE@? 2?5 $2? s:68@ H:== 6249 >2<6 7@FC AC:>6E:>6 2AA62C2?46D] %96 *2?<66D[ !9:=256=A9:2[ s6EC@:E 2?5 $62EE=6 H:== 92G6 E9C66 2AA62C2?46D 2A:646]k^Am
kAm“$F?52J }:89E q2D632==” 563FED @? !624@4< 2?5 }qr$} @? |2C49 ah H96? E96 p{ r6?EC2= 492>A:@? r=6G6=2?5 vF2C5:2?D 7246 E96 p{ (6DE 492>A:@? $62EE=6 |2C:?6CD] %96 7:CDE $F?52J ?:89E 82>6 @? }qr H:== 36 @? pAC:= `a H96? E96 vF2C5:2?D G:D:E E96 pE=2?E2 qC2G6D]k^Am
kAm%96 ?6IE D:I H666D 7C@> |2J b` E9C@F89 $6AE] e]k^Am
Story continues below video
kAm}qr[ H9:49 46=63C2E6D :ED `__E9 2??:G6CD2CJ ?6IE J62C[ 92D 2 =@?8 9:DE@CJ H:E9 32D632==[ 2=36:E ?@E >F49 C646?E=J] %96 ?6EH@C< 42CC:65 82>6D 7C@> `hbh E9C@F89 `hgh] xE H2D A2CE @7 E96 D9@CE\=:G65 q2D632== }6EH@C< H:E9 pqr 😕 `hhc 2?5 ’hd 2?5 E96? 2:C65 A=2J@77 82>6D 7C@> `hhe E9C@F89 a___]k^Am
kAm}qr H:== 2=D@ 92G6 2 AC:>6E:>6 82>6 @? {23@C s2J ?:89E]k^Am
kAm%96 $F?52J 62C=J\27E6C?@@? 82>6D 2=D@ C6EFC? E@ !624@4<[ H9:49 925 E96> 😕 a_aa 2?5 ’ab] %96 62C=J\27E6C?@@? 82>6D H:== =625 :?E@ 2 DEF5:@ (9:A\pC@F?5 $9@H 367@C6 E96 $F?52J ?:89E 82>6]k^Am
kAm}qr^!624@4< H:== 2=D@ 5@ E96 |2;@C {628F6 uFEFC6D 82>6 @? E96 52J 367@C6 E96 w@>6 #F? s6C3J 2?5 4@G6C286 @7 E96 7:CDE C@F?5 @7 E96 2>2E6FC 5C27E @? E96 $2EFC52J 9625:?8 :?E@ E96 p==\$E2C 3C62<]k^Am
k9C ^m
kAmp! |{qi k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>=3Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>=3k^2mk^Am
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.