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    MLB on Netflix: Opening Night, the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, and Field of Dreams

    Press play, play ball: Here’s every MLB event coming to Netflix in 2026, and how to watch live.

    By Christopher Hudspeth
    Nov. 19, 2025

Netflix is home to Emmy Award–winners The Turnaround and The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox, as well as The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox. Now fans will also be able to watch live MLB games on Netflix for the first time.

Beginning in 2026, Netflix will stream multiple live MLB events each year, marking a major expansion into the sport. From 2026 to 2028, Netflix will kick off each MLB season with a singule game on Opening Night, the evening prior to a full slate of traditional Opening Day matchups. Additionally, Netflix will air the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, the most-watched skills competition in sports, going down the day before the MLB All-Star Game, as well as an additional special event game each year, starting with MLB at Field of Dreams in 2026.

Keep reading for everything to know about MLB on Netflix in 2026: Opening Night, the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, the MLB at Field of Dreams game, matchups, schedule, and more.

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Which teams are playing in the MLB Opening Night game on Netflix?

The New York Yankees, led by seven-time All-Star, three-time American League MVP and Northern California native, Aaron Judge, will venture to the Bay Area to face three-time All-Star Rafael Devers and the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday March 25, 2026.


When is the MLB at Field of Dreams game?

Streaming live from Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 13, 2026, MLB brings a regular season game to the iconic Field of Dreams movie set for the first time in four years.


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Who will play in the MLB at Field of Dreams game?

The 2026 MLB at Field of Dreams game will feature All-Star outfielder Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins taking on eight-time All-Star and two-time MVP Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies.


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Where is the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Netflix?

The 2026 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will be held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Monday, July 13. The Derby debuted in 1985 as part of MLB’s All-Star festivities and has featured memorable performances from the game’s top sluggers over the last 40 years including three-time champion Ken Griffey Jr. and current stars like 2025 NL home run leader Kyle Schwarber, Giancarlo Stanton, Judge, Harper, two-time champ Pete Alonso, Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and reigning champ Cal Raleigh. 

More on the MLB deal with Netflix

MLB Network’s Emmy Award–winning production team will produce Opening Night, the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, and MLB at Field of Dreams in partnership with Netflix’s production team.

Major League Baseball formed a new three-year media rights agreement with Netflix, ESPN, and NBCUniversal. The agreement will extend MLB and ESPN’s long-term relationship to 39 consecutive seasons and marks the return of regular MLB games on the NBC network for the first time in 26 years.

“We are incredibly thankful for our partnership with Major League Baseball. We started with critically acclaimed documentaries, deepening the existing global passion for baseball,” says Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria of the deal. “Now, we are seizing that moment by bringing massive cultural spectacles — from Opening Night to the Home Run Derby — directly to our members, reinforcing Netflix as the ultimate home for both the story and the sport.”

“With a ubiquitous presence in the US and an impressive global reach, Netflix is a perfect partner for MLB as the league’s international presence and popularity continues to grow,” said Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. “MLB has a diverse group of exciting international players competing in our biggest events which will create an appealing offering to Netflix subscribers around the world.”

As previously announced, Netflix will also deliver live coverage of all 47 games of the World Baseball Classic to its audience in Japan starting in 2026. Check back with Tudum for updates on Netflix’s MLB coverage.

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