Tag: Major League Baseball

"Netflix has spent its first MLB season attempting to prove it can create a live sports event that feels different. Now, it has an opportunity to prove it understands something equally important: Different doesn’t always mean more."

"At some point, I'd love to get a couple innings in during my career."

"By creating content specifically designed for kids on a platform where they are already watching, we hope to inspire curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of baseball."

"Right now, baseball has something it’s been missing for years: a nightly reason to watch—not just for outcomes, but for moments. Because suddenly, any pitch can flip a game."

"According to Nielsen Big Data + Panel, the game delivered an average minute audience of 3 million U.S. viewers in Live+Same Day viewing."

"Bringing back ‘This Week in Baseball’ as an X Original bridges the game’s rich history with today’s real-time conversation."

"ESPN, regardless of the rights we have, we’re still the best. We still do this better than anyone else, with the best people."

"If this concept proves successful in year one of NBC Sports’ return to Major League Baseball coverage, it could create one of the most significant ripple effects in sports broadcasting."

"When Major League Baseball opened the 2026 season on Netflix, the reaction was predictable before the first pitch. This isn’t baseball. This feels weird. What am I watching? You know the song—take me out to the ballgame, buy me some peanuts and… Netflix. Yeah, that part."

"This wasn’t about pleasing purists. It wasn’t about winning the next morning’s sports media debate. It was about signaling to leagues — especially the NFL — that Netflix is ready to compete on the biggest stage there is."