{"id":2074,"date":"2026-01-09T20:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2026-01-09T20:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:53:08","slug":"nbc-unveils-mlb-schedule-for-network-broadcast-peacock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/sports-media\/nbc-unveils-mlb-schedule-for-network-broadcast-peacock\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Unveils MLB Schedule For Network Broadcast, Peacock"},"content":{"rendered":"

With NBC taking over Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts<\/a> this season, it was going to be curious to see how they broke down the Sunday slate for network, cable and streaming broadcasts.\u00a0 Friday, the network unveiled their schedule<\/a> for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

NBC To Have 27-Game Slate On Sunday Night<\/h2>\n

NBC announced they will broadcast a doubleheader on Opening Day, with the New York Mets hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates March 26 at 1 pm eastern, and the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers welcoming the Arizona Diamondbacks to Dodger Stadium at 8 pm eastern.\u00a0 The Sunday Night Baseball slate will begin March 29 with the American League Central champion Cleveland Guardians heading to Seattle to take on the American League West division champion Mariners.<\/p>\n

The full slate of Sunday Night Baseball contests are below, with all times being Eastern.\u00a0 NBC will have special broadcasts not only on Opening Day, but also on July 5 (more details below) and September 7 for a Labor Day broadcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/u><\/b><\/td>\nTime<\/u><\/b><\/td>\nGame<\/u><\/b><\/td>\nPlatforms<\/u><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 26<\/b><\/td>\n1 p.m.<\/td>\nPittsburgh Pirates at N.Y. Mets<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 26<\/b><\/td>\n8 p.m.<\/td>\nArizona Diamondbacks at L.A. Dodgers<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 29<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nCleveland Guardians at Seattle Mariners<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 5<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nSt. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 12<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nCleveland Guardians at Atlanta Braves<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 19<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nAtlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 26<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nL.A. Angels at Kansas City Royals<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 3<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nTexas Rangers at Detroit Tigers<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 10<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nDetroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 17<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nSan Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 24<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nTexas Rangers at L.A. Angels<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 31<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nChicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 7<\/b><\/td>\n8 p.m.<\/td>\nSan Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 14<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nTexas Rangers at Boston Red Sox<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 21<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nN.Y. Mets at Philadelphia Phillies<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 28<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nN.Y. Yankees at Boston Red Sox<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 5<\/b><\/td>\n12:30 p.m.<\/td>\nN.Y. Mets at Atlanta Braves<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 5<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nSan Diego Padres at L.A. Dodgers<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 19<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nL.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Yankees<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 26<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nN.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nBoston Red Sox at L.A. Dodgers<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 9<\/b><\/td>\n8 p.m.<\/td>\nHouston Astros at San Diego Padres<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 16<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nSeattle Mariners at Houston Astros<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 23<\/b><\/td>\n3 p.m.<\/td>\nSan Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 30<\/b><\/td>\n3 p.m.<\/td>\nCincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 30<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nHouston Astros at N.Y. Mets<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 6<\/b><\/td>\n3 p.m.<\/td>\nAtlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 6<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nToronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 7<\/b><\/td>\n8 p.m.<\/td>\nSt. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 13<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nSan Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 20<\/b><\/td>\n7 p.m.<\/td>\nMilwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Peacock Also To Air 18 Games In Sunday Leadoff Package<\/h2>\n

MLB’s Sunday Leadoff package of games, which had aired on Roku the last couple of years, also returns to Peacock for this season.\u00a0 18 games will be a part of this package beginning May 3, which is scheduled to have first pitch around noon local time.\u00a0 11 of the 18 games will take place on the east coast, with seven being played in the Central, Mountain, or Pacific time zones.<\/p>\n

The list of Sunday Leadoff matchups is below, with all times Eastern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/u><\/b><\/td>\nTime<\/u><\/b><\/td>\nGame<\/u><\/b><\/td>\nPlatforms<\/u><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 3<\/b><\/td>\n12:30 p.m.<\/td>\nToronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 10<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nWashington Nationals at Miami Marlins<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 17<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nMiami Marlins at Tampa Bay Rays<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 24<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nPittsburgh Pirates at Toronto Blue Jays<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 31<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nToronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 7<\/b><\/td>\n3 p.m.<\/td>\nWashington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 14<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nMiami Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 21<\/b><\/td>\n3 p.m.<\/td>\nMinnesota Twins at Arizona Diamondbacks<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 28<\/b><\/td>\n3 p.m.<\/td>\nAthletics at L.A. Angels<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 5<\/b><\/td>\n12:30 p.m.<\/td>\nN.Y. Mets at Atlanta Braves<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 12<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nMilwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 19<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nChicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 26<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nCleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2<\/b><\/td>\n3 p.m.<\/td>\nMilwaukee Brewers at L.A. Angels<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 9<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nCincinnati Reds at Washington Nationals<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 16<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nBaltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 23<\/b><\/td>\n4 p.m.<\/td>\nCincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 30<\/b><\/td>\nNoon<\/td>\nMiami Marlins at Washington Nationals<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

July 5 Will Be “Star-Spangled Sunday” For NBC<\/h2>\n

On Sunday, July 5, NBC will offer coverage of all 15 MLB games taking place that day around the country in what they are calling “Star-Spangled Sunday.”\u00a0 That will begin with Sunday Leadoff from Truist Park between the Braves and the Mets at 12:30 pm, and run all the way to the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels from Anaheim at 9:30 pm.\u00a0 Two games will air on NBC: the Sunday Leadoff matchup at 12:30 pm and Sunday Night Baseball between the Padres and Dodgers at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n

The fully July 5 slate is below.\u00a0 All times are Eastern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/u><\/b><\/td>\nGame<\/u><\/b><\/td>\nPlatforms<\/u><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:30 p.m.<\/td>\nN.Y. Mets at Atlanta Braves<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 p.m.<\/td>\nPittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 p.m.<\/td>\nBaltimore Orioles at Cincinnati Reds<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:30 p.m.<\/td>\nMinnesota Twins at New York Yankees<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 p.m.<\/td>\nChicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:30 p.m.<\/td>\nSt. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 p.m.<\/td>\nPhiladelphia Philles at Kansas City Royals<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30 p.m.<\/td>\nDetroit Tigers at Texas Rangers<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30 p.m.<\/td>\nTampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00 p.m.<\/td>\nSan Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00 p.m.<\/td>\nMilwaukee Brewers at Arizona Diamondbacks<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:30 p.m.<\/td>\nMiami Marlins at Athletics<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:00 p.m.<\/td>\nToronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7 p.m.<\/td>\nSan Diego Padres at L.A. Dodgers<\/td>\nNBC\/Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30 p.m.<\/td>\nBoston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels<\/td>\nPeacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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