Major League Baseball is ready to begin its 162-game season in what has turned into an opening weekend full of baseball.
The first official regular-season game, Opening Day, arrives Wednesday, March 25 when the New York Yankees head across the country to play the San Francisco Giants in an interleague game. This is the first time the stand-alone season opener has been an interleague game.
There will be 11 more openers on Thursday as the rests of the league swings into action.
When is MLB Opening Day?
Opening Day is Wednesday, March 25.
Who is playing on Opening Day?
The New York Yankees will travel to San Francisco to play the Giants.
What time is Yankees vs. Giants?
The game will start at 6 p.m. MT/7 p.m. CT.
Where to watch New York Yankees vs San Francisco Giants
The game will stream live on Netflix.
Yankees vs. Giants pitching matchup
The Yankees will start Max Fried. The Giants will start Logan Webb.
Yankees vs Giants last game
The last time these two teams met was early in 2025 in a three-game series when the Giants took two of the three games.
Opening day history
The Cincinnati Reds traditionally hosted the first game of the year as part of a city holiday, and they are still always at home for their first game. In 1994, the MLB created a nationally televised game the day before the rest of the league opens.
MLB opening day TV
Specific opening week MLB games will air across NBC, Apple TV and Netflix; the rest of the games will air on MLB.TV.
MLB opening week schedule
All times Mountain
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Friday, March 27, 2026
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: MLB Opening Day 2026: How to watch Yankees-Giants season opener
Reporting by Bret Bloomquist, El Paso Times / El Paso Times
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