Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series games to have prime-time starts

Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series games to have prime-time starts | iNFOnews.ca
New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will get prime-time exposure in Major League Baseball’s Wild Card Series.

All three potential games in the AL first-round matchup that begins Tuesday will start at about 8 p.m. EDT and be televised by NBC, MLB said Sunday.

Atlanta’s series hosting Philadelphia will have 2 p.m. games televised on NBC, and the Chicago White Sox series at Houston will start at 5 p.m. EDT, with games televised by NBCSN.

The Chicago Cubs’ series at San Diego will have 10 p.m. EDT games and be televised by NBCSN.

All games also will be streamed on Peacock in the first year of a contract with MLB that replaced ESPN as the Wild Card Series network.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello delivers during the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper)

Games will be televised with Spanish-language commentary on Universo and Univision.

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Boston Red Sox’s Wilyer Abreu runs to first base on a single to right field during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

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