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    MLB Opening Night on Netflix: Albert Pujols, CC Sabathia Lead the Broadcast Team

    Hall of Famers, champions, and baseball legends call Yankees vs. Giants tonight.

    By Michael Ehrlich
    March 25, 2026

Netflix has revealed the broadcast team for MLB Opening Night presented by Adobe, featuring baseball’s Home Run King, Hall of Famers, World Series champions, and All-Stars.

When the New York Yankees visit the San Francisco Giants for Opening Night, a legendary roster of on-air talent will come together to bring fans around the world closer to the diamond than ever before.

MLB Network’s Emmy Award–winning production team will co-produce the telecast, plus pre- and postgame coverage in partnership with Netflix.

Keep reading for the full lineup of on-air talent — across five languages — for MLB Opening Night. 

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Who are the announcers for MLB Opening Night on Netflix?

The broadcast team blends legendary players from both sides of the Opening Night matchup with experienced broadcasters. Home run king and Giants great Barry Bonds joins the analyst desk alongside former Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo, while Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher CC Sabathia and past Giants star Hunter Pence provide color commentary in the booth.

Analyst desk
  • Emmy Award–winning Elle Duncan as host
  • Seven-time Most Valuable Player and 14-time All-Star Barry Bonds as analyst
  • Two-time World Series champion and 11-time All-Star Albert Pujols as analyst
  • World Series champion and three-time All-Star Anthony Rizzo as analyst
Broadcast booth
  • MLB Network’s Matt Vasgersian as play-by-play lead
  • MLB Hall of Famer and Yankees World Series champion CC Sabathia as booth analyst
  • Two-time Giants World Series champion Hunter Pence as booth analyst
Additional talent
  • MLB Network’s Lauren Shehadi as on-field reporter
  • New York Giants quarterback and former MLB draft pick Jameis Winston as special guest
  • Lucky and Free Bert star Bert Kreischer as special guest
  • WWE Superstar Jey Uso as special guest

Major League Baseball Opening Night will stream live on Netflix in English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese, with the following international talent:

Japanese
  • Former TBS announcer Tomo Ishii as play-by-play lead
  • Former MLB All-Star pitcher Shigetoshi Hasegawa as color commentator
spanish
  • Fox Sports Mexico announcer Pepe Segarra as play-by-play lead
  • Miguel Ramos as color commentator
Brazilian Portuguese
  • BandSports’ Érico Lotufo as play-by-play lead
  • BandSports’ Ivan Bruno as color commentator
korean
  • SPOTV announcer Myung-jung Kim as play-by-play lead
  • Former MLB pitcher Seung-hwan Oh as color commentator

When is MLB Opening Night on Netflix?

  • Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
  • Time: 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET
  • Pregame show: Netflix MLB Opening Night Pregame presented by Adobe begins at 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco

Due to existing local media rights, the game will not be available in certain markets. Outside of those territories, it will stream on Netflix around the world.

How to watch MLB Opening Night on Netflix

To watch Major League Baseball Opening Night, you’ll just need an active Netflix subscription — the games are included in all plans. Once you’re signed in on any supported device, simply open Netflix and select the MLB Opening Night stream to start watching.

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