The San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees opened the Major League Baseball season with Opening Night on Wednesday evening, showcasing the stunning scene from Oracle Park to an international audience on baseball’s Netflix debut. The teams take Thursday off and resume the series for what the Giants are calling “Giants Opening Day” at 1:35 p.m. Friday.
Streamers fall before the National Anthem during Opening Night against the New York Yankees at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
The San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees stand before the national anthem during Opening Night at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Former San Francisco Giants managers Bruce Bochy, left, and Dusty Baker throw the first pitch during Opening Night at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Field crew works on the final touches for the opening night MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Fans in red canoes sponsored by Netflix navigate at the McCovey Cove during the opening night MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
The San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees play in the eighth inning of their opening night MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A Netflix camera man focus on the opening night MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco Giants’ Logan Webb (62) pitches against the New York Yankees in the first inning during Opening Night at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
The ball gets by San Francisco Giants’ Willy Adames (2) as New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) slides into second for a steal in the fifth inning during Opening Night at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb (62) meets on the mound with San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey (14) and San Francisco Giants’ Matt Chapman (26) after the New York Yankees scored in the second inning of their opening night MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco Giants’ Luis Arraez (1) catches a fly ball against the New York Yankees in the fifth inning during Opening Night at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge (99) walks back to the dugout after striking out against San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb (62) in the second inning of their opening night MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco Giants’ Harrison Bader (9) throws the ball to second after making a sliding catch for an out on a ball hit by New York Yankees’ Trent Grisham (12) in the fourth inning of their opening night MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Fans cheer from a cable car on the field during Opening Night at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Netflix kayaks float in the bay during Opening Night at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)