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GIANTS VS YANKEES SET FOR MLB OPENING NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO (MAR 379845), Mar 1. Wait... that date is wrong in the original text? Let me re-read: "Mar

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The Major League Baseball regular season kicks off this Wednesday with a matchup between New York's American Leagues and the National League Easters at Oracle Park as fans tune into Netflix for live coverage of Logan Webb taking over against Max Fried. While specific game updates are still being tracked by sports networks like NBC Sports Bay Area, early previews highlight key roster moves that could impact Opening Day outcomes in Scottsdale-based Arizona venues where players from both teams have been spotted training since winter ended last year.

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    The MLB opening day is scheduled as March 1, 2025 at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
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    Logan Webb of the New York Mets and Max Fried are expected on opposing mounds for Opening Day games this season.
Mar 1, 23:59 Logan Webb (#62) of the New York Mets throws during an exhibition spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium on March 01 in Arizona.
Feb 4, 8 p.m. MLB Opening Night begins with a single-game matchup between the Yankees and Giants broadcast exclusively by Netflix. The starting pitchers are Max Fried for New York Logan Webb (Mets)

Logan Webb of the New York Mets is starting Opening Day 2034 in front of fans at Citi Field.

— [Mar 15, 9:00] MLB Season Kickoff Thread (BaseballInsider)

"The Yankees will head to San Francisco for a game against the Giants that's set to begin on Netflix."

— (Mlbtraderumors)
MLB Opening Night game thread: Max Fried vs. Logan Webb

The New York Yankees will host the San Francisco Giants in a single game to kick off MLB's staggered 2026 season, marking Netflix as an exclusive broadcaster for this matchup. Max Fried is set to start against Logan Webb at Oracle Park (Scottsdale Stadium) with pregame programming airing on KNBR and KSFN alongside other radio stations like WFAN and WADO.

[NBC Sports Bay Area] - Giants vs. Yankees live updates: Logan Webb takes mound for MLB Opening Night

The 2026 MLB regular-season opener features a matchup between new Giants manager Tony Vitello's team (starting Logan Webb) against Max Fried of New York. The two clubs will be the first to utilize pitch-calling technology during this game, while Heliot Ramos starts in left field for his second consecutive season and Alex Pavlovic provides analysis on notable storylines from last year's postseason series between San Francisco and Los Angeles Dodgers (implied by "20th" context).

Yankees vs. Giants prediction: MLB Opening Night 2026 pick, odds, props Wednesday
Elephant Rumblings: MLB Season Begins Tonight

The 2026 MLB season opens with Netflix broadcasts featuring New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried and San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb. Meanwhile, Oakland Athletics begin their schedule in Toronto against Vladimir Guerrero Jr.-led Blue Jays before facing the Atlanta Braves on short notice while managing a challenging road-heavy start to avoid another early-season slump similar to last May's performance issues under manager Bob Melvin (implied by "last year" context and roster continuity).

The Opener: Opening Day, Roster Moves, Extensions

The 2026 MLB season begins this evening with a Netflix-exclusive game between New York Yankees San Francisco Giants featuring Logan Webb against Max Fried at opening day time of five o'clock pm local . All thirty teams are making roster moves and extensions continue as the Cubs finalized an eleven million dollar six year contract for Pete Crow-Armstrong.