Major League Baseball to return to NBC and Peacock next season with new rights deal

MLB and NBC Sports announced a new, three-year media rights agreement beginning in the 2026 season that will bring exclusive games to NBC, Peacock and the newly formed NBC Sports Network.

Major League Baseball is returning to NBC.

MLB and NBC Sports on Wednesday announced a new, three-year media rights agreement beginning in the 2026 season that will bring exclusive games to NBC, Peacock and the newly formed NBC Sports Network.

The package includes 25 prime-time games on “Sunday Night Baseball” as well as the entire wild-card round of the playoffs.

Peacock and NBC Sports Network will also revive “MLB Sunday Leadoff,” an 18-game slate with late-morning starts that previously aired on Peacock in 2022 and 2023. (NBC News shares a parent company with NBC Sports and Peacock.)

“NBC has demonstrated an outstanding combination of high production value and powerful athlete storytelling that makes MLB’s return to the network an exciting opportunity to continue the sport’s growth,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “With NBCUniversal showing great enthusiasm for baseball, we are looking forward to working together to continue the sport’s momentum by telling the stories of today’s talented players and capturing the excitement of our great game.”