NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 NBC’s return to broadcasting Major League Baseball games will start with an opening-day doubleheader on March 26.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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