Tuesday, March 24, 2026

MLB on Fox: On Deck | Fox begins 31st MLB season with the season premiere of "Baseball Night in America" on Saturday, March 28 at 7:00 PM ET, headlined by interleague play from San Francisco's Oracle Park: Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees clash with Rafael Devers and the San Francisco Giants (or Royals-Braves)

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| ⏵ Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Highlights for this week's MLB on Fox: On Deck article:
  • It is so GREAT to have baseball back! Welcome to Year #3 of our ongoing MLB on Fox: On Deck series!
  • Fox Sports returns to the MLB business with a Saturday doubleheader during Opening Week! FS1 leads off the day with an American League matchup at 4:00 PM ET as Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins visit Jackson Holliday and the Baltimore Orioles.
  • Following Saturday's Twins-Orioles game on FS1, "Baseball Night in America" returns to Fox's Saturday primetime lineup this Saturday, March 28, with a pair of games taking place in primetime beginning at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT on Fox.
  • Interleague play grabs the Saturday spotlight as Trent Grisham and the New York Yankees travel to the West Coast to face Willy Adames and the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, March 28, at 7:15 PM ET on Fox.
  • Two teams that missed the postseason party in 2025 look to gain entry into the October playoff field as Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals battle Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, March 28, at 7:15 PM ET on Fox.

Welcome back, guys 🙋! The 2026 MLB Season is upon us, and I can't be more thrilled to start another season with you all! I hope you enjoyed the baseball offseason. With Opening Day set for this week, now is the time to begin our third season of weekly "MLB on Fox: On Deck" articles. For those of you who need a quick refresher, I will publish a brand new article each week during the MLB regular season to preview Fox's weekly offerings, along with a regionalization map to help you find out which game Fox will be airing in your local market every Saturday of the season.

I want to highlight that Fox will air games almost every Saturday in primetime this season! No more Saturday afternoon games on the Fox broadcast network. Get ready for "Baseball Night in America" for an entire season! With that introduction out of the way, let's dive into our first publication of the brand new season.

Fox Sports' 31st season of MLB coverage opens up on Saturday, March 28 with a doubleheader of live game action spread across FS1 and the Fox broadcast network. We will get you set for the first of many MLB on Fox Saturdays right now!

FS1, now in its 13rd season as a MLB broadcaster, gets us going on Saturday with an American League duel from Oriole Park at Camden Yards, as Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins battle Orioles newcomer Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles at 4:00 PM ET. The Twins finished the 2025 season with a subpar 70-92 season. The Orioles wrapped up the 2025 season with a 75-87 record. Both teams look to show signs of noticeable improvement this season. Additionally, both Minnesota & Baltimore didn't qualify for the 2025 MLB Postseason.

Then in primetime, Fox's "Baseball Night in America" program takes center stage for the first time this season. On Saturday, at 7:00 PM ET on Fox, viewers can watch one of two games: Yankees vs. Giants or Royals vs. Braves. You can either check your local listings or the bottom of this article to determine which matchup you will be getting come Saturday evening.

Most of the country will see two clubs that have plenty of history attached to them as Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the New York Yankees take on Jung Hoo Lee and the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, March 28 at 7:15 PM ET on Fox. Last year, the Yankees finished with a impressive 94-68 record. However, the Yankees were sent packing by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the reigning American League champion Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Division Series. It is the dawning of a new era in San Francisco, as first-year manager Tony Vitello begins his tenure with a Giants team that has struggled to be a consistent playoff contender in recent seasons. The Giants were medicore in 2025, going 81-81. Fox's lead MLB team of Joe Davis (play-by-play), Hall of Famer John Smoltz (analyst) & Ken Rosenthal (reporter) will call Yankees-Giants. Davis, Smoltz & Rosenthal begin their fifth season as the lead commentary team for the MLB on Fox.

Some viewers will get a interleague baseball game from Atlanta, Georgia as Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals began their 2026 regular season calendar on the road against Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, March 28 at 7:15 PM ET on Fox. As mentioned earlier, both clubs attempt to put a disappointing 2025 season in favor of chasing down a postseason berth in 2026. Kansas City went 82-80 in 2025, a downgrade from a 86-76 campaign in 2024 that saw the Royals qualify for the postseason (before losing to the Yankees in that year's ALDS). After seven consecutive postseason runs from 2018-24, the Braves actually didn't make the cut for the playoffs for the first time 2017 last year. Michael Harris II and the Braves are motivated to get back into the playoffs in 2026.

For additional information about the 2026 MLB on Fox Schedule and 2026 MLB on FS1 Schedule, please consult the links displayed in the "Links Mentioned" section.

Links Mentioned 🔗:

This week's MLB regular season broadcast schedule for Fox and FS1, alongside regionalization splits for Saturday's MLB on Fox primetime broadcast, can be found below:
  • MLB on Fox: On Deck | MLB Broadcast Schedule & Regionalization (Fox & FS1) | Saturday, March 28, 2026 (All Times ET | Subject to Change)
⏵ 4:00 PM ET (FS1):
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● Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles | TBD | FS1
- Distribution: National
- 100% of Markets Include: ALL

⏵ 7:15 PM ET (Fox):
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● New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants | Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal | Fox
- Distribution: Primary (Most Stations)
- TBD% of Markets Include: TBD

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● Kansas City Royals at Atlanta Braves | TBD | Fox
- Distribution: Regional (Select Markets)
- TBD% of Markets Include: TBD

- 🞹 Note: This week's MLB schedule and announcing assignments on Fox and FS1 are subject to change without notice.

|| 🛈 Sources: SportsLogos.Net, 506 Sports, & FOX Sports Press Pass ||

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