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| ● Thursday, January 23, 2026
Highlights:
- ESPN returns for its 37th MLB season of coverage with a 30-game national package, consisting of weeknight games (mostly).
- ABC to broadcast three games on linear television this summer, including two Cubs matchups.
- For the first time since 1989, ESPN will not have “Sunday Night Baseball” as part of its MLB coverage.
- ESPN will exclusively broadcast the Yankees vs. Royals game on Memorial Day -- Monday, May 25, at 3:30 PM ET.
- ESPN has exclusive rights for the second-half opener and the MLB Little League Classic.
ESPN will resume national coverage of MLB games during the 2026 season. Obviously, there are major changes to ESPN’s MLB presentation. To start, ESPN lost its “Sunday Night Baseball” package to NBC Sports after a 36-year run, meaning that ESPN will have baseball coverage without its Sunday night game slate for the first time. ESPN celebrates its 37th season of MLB coverage in 2026.
This year, ESPN will produce and distribute 30 MLB regular-season games to air on either ESPN or ABC. ESPN maintains its exclusive rights to the MLB Little League Classic. Furthermore, ESPN has acquired the right to broadcast Memorial Day games and the second-half opener. Moreover, ESPN revealed the three MLB regular-season games that will be airing on ABC during the 2026 season. These games will feature divisional clashes and star-studded affairs. This year’s lineup of ABC games is part of ESPN’s new rights agreement with Major League Baseball.
The weekend schedule of ABC telecasts is highlighted by the Saturday matinee Yankees vs. Red Sox on June 27 at 1:00 PM ET. Plus, Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs will appear on two ABC games, including a June 14 road game at San Francisco and an August 16 home game vs. St. Louis.
ESPN opens its new 30-game regular-season slate on Wednesday, April 15 — MLB’s Jackie Robinson Day — as Marcus Semien and the New York Mets face Teoscar Hernández and the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers at 10:00 PM ET.
ESPN will exclusively televise a Memorial Day tilt on Monday, May 25, at 3:30 PM ET as Giancarlo Stanton and the New York Yankees play Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals.
On Thursday, July 16, at 7:00 PM ET, the New York Mets face the Philadelphia Phillies to begin the second half of the regular season.
Additionally, ESPN will proceed with its annual exclusive telecast of the MLB Little League Classic presented by New York Life. This year’s game features the Atlanta Braves playing the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, August 23, at 7:00 PM ET.
ESPN saw two of its Major League Baseball play-by-play announcers leave this season: Dave Flemming left ESPN in June, while Karl Ravech was laid off by ESPN the following month (although he did call select games for some time afterward).
The 2026 MLB on ESPN schedule (spring training & regular season) is attached below:
- MLB on ESPN — 2026 MLB Spring Training Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET and Subject to Change)
| 🞷 Monday, March 2 (Spring Training; Lakeland, FL)
. Braves vs. Tigers (Publix Field at Joker Merchant Stadium) - ESPN, 1:00 PM ET - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Buster Olney
| 🞷 Tuesday, March 3 (Spring Training; Scottsdale, AZ)
. USA vs. Giants (Scottsdale Stadium) - ESPN, 3:00 PM ET - Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, Alden González
| 🞷 Wednesday, March 4 (Spring Training; Fort Myers, FL)
. Yankees vs. Red Sox (JetBlue Park) - ESPN, 1:00 PM ET - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Buster Olney
| 🞷 Thursday, March 5 (Spring Training; Goodyear, AZ)
. Dodgers vs. Reds (Goodyear Ballpark) - ESPN, 3:00 PM ET - Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, Alden González
- MLB on ESPN — 2026 MLB Regular Season Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET and Subject to Change)
| 🞺 Wednesday, April 15 — Jackie Robinson Jr. Day
. Mets at Dodgers - ESPN, 10:00 PM (ET) - Joe Buck, Ron Darling, Orel Hershiser, Buster Olney
| 🞺 Thursday, May 7 (Doubleheader)
. Rays at Red Sox - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, David Ross, Buster Olney
. Cardinals at Padres - ESPN, 10:00 PM (ET) - Mike Monaco, Adam Ottavino, Todd Frazier
| 🞺 Monday, May 25 — Memorial Day
. Yankees at Royals - ESPN, 3:30 PM (ET) - Jon Sciambi, Eduardo Pérez, David Ross, Buster Olney
| 🞺 Thursday, June 11
. Mariners at Orioles - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Brown, David Ross, Adam Ottavino, Buster Olney
| 🞺 Sunday, June 14
. Cubs at Giants - ABC, 3:00 PM (ET) - Jon Sciambi, David Ross, Buster Olney
| 🞹 Monday, June 15
. Rays at Dodgers - ESPN, 10:00 PM (ET) - Jon Sciambi, David Ross
| 🞺 Monday, June 22
. Braves at Padres - ESPN2 to start/ESPN (JIP), 10:00 PM (ET) - Dave Flemming, Eduardo Pérez, Jessica Mendoza (Braves-Padres was the last ESPN assignment for Dave Flemming, who left the company following 16 years.)
- › Note: The Braves-Padres game started on ESPN2 due to the Men’s College World Series championship game (Oklahoma/North Carolina) on ESPN running long. ESPN joined in progress at 11:02 PM ET/8:02 PM PT in the bottom of the 4th inning.
| 🞺 Saturday, June 27
. Yankees at Red Sox - ABC, 1:00 PM (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, David Ross, Buster Olney
| 🞺 Monday, June 29
. Rangers at Guardians - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez
| 🞺 Wednesday, July 1
. Reds at Brewers - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Jon Sciambi, David Ross, Adam Ottavino
| 🞺 Wednesday, July 8 (Doubleheader)
. Phillies at Reds - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Karl Ravech, David Ross, Adam Ottavino, Buster Olney
. Diamondbacks at Padres - ESPN2 to start/ESPN (JIP), 10:00 PM (ET) - Roxy Bernstein, Eduardo Pérez, Jessica Mendoza
- › Note: The Diamondbacks-Padres game started on ESPN2 due to Phillies-Reds running long. ESPN joined in progress at 10:22 PM ET/7:22 PM PT.
| 🞺 Thursday, July 16 - Second-Half Opener
. Mets at Phillies - ESPN, 6:00 PM (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Peréz, Adam Ottavino, Buster Olney
- › Note: The game was originally scheduled for 7:00 PM ET, but moved up one hour due to poor air quality conditions.
| 🞹 Monday, July 20 (Doubleheader)
. Dodgers at Phillies - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, David Ross, Buster Olney
. Cardinals at Angels - ESPN2 to start/ESPN (JIP), 10:00 PM (ET) - Mike Monaco, Adam Ottavino
- › Note: Game started on ESPN2. ESPN joined in progress at 10:14 PM ET/7:14 PM PT in the top of the 1st inning.
| 🞺 Wednesday, July 22
. Tigers at Cubs - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Jon Sciambi, Eduardo Pérez, Adam Ottavino, Buster Olney
| 🞺 Monday, July 27
. Guardians at Reds - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Roxy Bernstein, Eduardo Pérez, Todd Frazier, Buster Olney
- › Note: Postponed due to rain.
| 🞺 Thursday, July 30
. Nationals at Braves - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Buster Olney
| 🞺 Monday, August 3
. Giants at Rangers - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Mike Monaco, David Ross, Adam Ottavino
| 🞺 Wednesday, August 5
. Pirates at Brewers - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) - Mike Monaco, David Ross, Adam Ottavino
| 🞺 Thursday, August 6
. Twins at Royals - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) - Mike Monaco, Eduardo Pérez
| 🞺 Wednesday, August 12 (Doubleheader)
. Mariners at Yankees - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, David Ross, Buster Olney (Karl Ravech’s final MLB assignment at ESPN following a 33-year run at the company.)
. Rangers at Angels - ESPN, 10:00 PM (ET) - Mike Monaco, Doug Glanville
| 🞺 Sunday, August 16
. Cardinals at Cubs - ABC, 3:00 PM (ET) - Jon Sciambi, Eduardo Pérez, David Ross, Buster Olney
| 🞺 Monday, August 17
. Tigers at Pirates - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞺 Sunday, August 23 — MLB Little League Classic
. Braves vs. Brewers (Williamsport, PA) - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) - Karl Ravech, others TBD
| 🞺 Wednesday, September 16
. Orioles at Mets - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞺 Wednesday, September 23 (Doubleheader)
. Guardians at Red Sox - ESPN, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Astros at Mariners - ESPN, 10:00 PM (ET) -
- 🗒 Note: This year’s MLB on ESPN/ABC schedule is subject to change without notice. Announcer assignments will be disclosed and updated throughout the year.
‖ 🛈 Sources: ESPN Press Room (ESPN), ESPN Press Room (ABC) ‖
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DeleteIs the game on 6/14 going to interefere with the NBA or Stanley Cup Finals?
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Mark, the 6/14 game won't interfere with the NBA Finals at least. There will be NO Sunday NBA Finals games, at least for this season. Maybe for the Stanley Cup Final tho. Although the Stanley Cup Final schedule has yet to be released.
DeleteApple tv schedule coming out soon
ReplyDeleteaccording to sports TV news and updates on Twitter, ESPN is airing a Thursday May 7th doubleheader on ESPN, rays red Sox at 7:00 PM EST, and cardinals-padres at 10:00 PM EST
ReplyDeletesome more ESPN games that Ive found, dodgers at Phillies on July 20th at 7:10 PM EST, Monday June 15th, rays-dodgers at 10:10 PM EST
ReplyDeletemy bad if I accidentally for one of the games I just did, its dodgers at Phillies on July 20th, if you go to sports TV news and updates, there is a tweet that said the 2 games, and then someone said The dodgers broadcast schedule has espn carrying the rays dodgers on June 15 th and Phillies dodgers on July 20th
ReplyDeleteMonday night baseball and Wednesday night baseball and Thursday night baseball
ReplyDeleteSchedule looks good, still could only count 29 so it seems there will be one more game added soon.
ReplyDeleteCan you post a grid for the games
ReplyDeleteJoe buck and ron darling and Orel Hershiser are comentators for mets vs dodgers
ReplyDeleteAdam ottavino is joining espn on May 7th
ReplyDeleteBuster onley will be reporting dodgers vs mets and baseball tonight is Karl revach and Erendo perz
ReplyDeleteWhos comentating may 7th games
ReplyDeletePredictions for may 7th 1st game Karl revcach and ereondo perez and buster only 2nd game Jon Sciambi and Doug Granville and Aiden gonzalez
ReplyDeleteYannkes vs royals is Jon schambi and david ross and erondo Pérez
ReplyDeletemariners orioles announcers, Kevin Brown, David Ross, Adam Ottaviano and buster olney
ReplyDeleteJust announced Mariners Orioles Kevin Brown, David Ross,Adam Otvanio, and Buster Onley
ReplyDeleteWho will call Red Sox vs Yankees
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, David Ross & Buster Olney will call Red Sox/Yankees tomorrow. And yes, NO Fox for Red Sox-Yankees this time around.
DeleteI figured they'd have the former SNB team. I assume no FOX because of the World Cup.
Delete@Mark T. Yes, Mark. Fox will again be off on Saturday, July 11th, due to the World Cup. Fox is in the middle of a five-week stretch with just TWO Saturday windows (June 20th and July 4th; no MLB on June 13th [PHI-MIL on FS1], June 27th, & July 11th) due to the FIFA World Cup.
DeleteDave Flemming is leaving?
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Yes, Dave Flemming is leaving ESPN/ABC to spend more time with his family. ATL/SD on Monday was Dave's last assignment at the network.
DeleteDiMondbacks vs Padres started on ESPN2
ReplyDeletethe phillies Mets game is now starting at 6:10 instead of 7:10 due to air quality concerns from wildfires in Canada and northern minnesota
ReplyDeleteif this is true people on twitter are saying Karl Ravech could be done/getting laid off with ESPN, ESPN is laying off some people, despite him calling dodgers Phillies last night, so its down to really mike Monaco, Jon Sciambi and Roxy Bernstein
ReplyDeleteCardinals vs Angels started on ESPN2 due to Dodgers-Phillies running long
ReplyDeleteAlso Karl Ravech got laid off
ReplyDeletewho's on the call for guardians reds? and the game is currently in a weather delay, TBD Start time
ReplyDelete@royalsfan Roxy Bernstein, Eduardo Perez, Todd Frazier, & Buster Olney were initially scheduled to call Guardians-Reds tonight before the game was eventually rained out.
Deletewill ESPN try and get a make up game this season for this game getting postoned
Delete@royalsfan Probably so.
Deletewho's on the call for the game tonight, sorry if I sent it a 2nd time, I don't know if it went through, and the game is in a rain delay
ReplyDeleteGuardians-Reds was postponed
ReplyDeletereds-gardians has been postponed due to Rain
ReplyDeleteMLB.com is saying the 1st game of the guardians-reds is on ESPN, but Im not sure of that
ReplyDeleteESPNs MLB page is saying the 1st game of the doubleheader will be on MLB.TV
ReplyDeleteAnyone know who's calling Nationals-Braves on Thursday?
ReplyDeleteKarl Ravech and Eduardo Perez. I don’t know why Karl is calling a game after he got laid off.
Delete@Graeme and everyone, The Athletic Senior Writer Andrew Marchand is reporting on Twitter/X that despite the fact that Karl Ravech was laid off from ESPN last week, he was given a choice to work additional MLB games and Ravech chose to do so. At least he will finish out the MLB season (most likely) before he leaves ESPN for good. And that's good, because at least Ravech now has a proper chance to say goodbye instead of leaving the network abruptly.
DeleteWho will take is spot once he leaves ESPN
Deletewho's calling the game tonight?
ReplyDeleteI think Monaco is doing the red sox athletics on NESN tonight
ReplyDeleteKarl Ravech
ReplyDeleteaccording to Mike Monaco, he is working all 3 games on ESPN this week, with Adam ottavino, David Ross and Eduardo perez
ReplyDeleteMike Monaco on Twitter I meant to say
ReplyDeleteMike Monaco got a big flight TamirMoore calling all 3 games including last night's and has to fly from Milwaukee to Kansas City on a charter flight in a day and I was looking for the Pirates at Brewers announcers because I'm a Pirate fan and I know ESPN games aren't locally televised so I'll be excited to see the others tomorrow
ReplyDeleteIt's David Ross and Adam Ottavino again on Pirates at Brewers August 5th TamirMoore with Mike Monaco of course I wonder if it's the same crew all 3 games this week
ReplyDeleteI know they mentioned towards the end of Pirates at Brewers last night that David Ross and Adam Ottavino are taking a game off and Mike Monaco will be with Eduardo Perez but didn’t mention if there’s a 3rd person on Twins at Royals tonight
ReplyDeletewho's going to be on the call for rangers at angels tonight? I feel like I saw somewhere that ravech was going to be doing the little league world series games, and that maybe included the braves brewers game on the 23rd, but I could be wrong
ReplyDeletefrom jimmy trainia on Twitter, Ravech will work the Little League World Series from Aug. 19 to Aug. 30. That is expected to be his final assignment for ESPN. and it does include the little league classic game
ReplyDelete@royalsfan At least Karl Ravech gets a proper chance to say goodbye because the way ESPN handled his layoff situation was just plain wrong and downright disrespectful to somebody who spent 33 years at your organization.
DeleteIt’s Mike Monaco and Doug Glanville are on Rangers at Angels tonight I know you appreciate my help TamirMoore
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