Last updated Mar 27, 2026 by RSS Ingestion
On March 25, the first pitch of the 2026 MLB slate took place on Netflix. The streamer broke new ground by serving as the exclusive broadcaster for the season-opening matchup between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees. The broadcast, which Netflix dubbed Opening Night, had tons of potential. With legends like Barry Bonds in the studio and stars like Aaron Judge on the field, Netflix had a chance to disrupt sports media in the same way it disrupted TV and movies. Instead, we got a universally derided product that was the streaming equivalent of a weak infield groundout. Let's run through some of the things Netflix got wrong. Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.