Yankees Opening Day game vs. Giants to air on Netflix, not YES
Netflix's headquarters on Oct. 7, 2021, in Los Angeles, Calif. Credit: Getty Images/Mario Tama
Don’t forget: The Yankees’ Opening Day game against the Giants in San Francisco on Wednesday night will only be available on Netflix.
You will have to have a Netflix subscription to watch the game, which will begin at 8 p.m. Matt Vasgersian, former Yankee and Hall of Famer CC Sabathia, and Hunter Pence will be in he broadcast booth with Lauren Shehadi as the sideline reporter.
Netflix’s pregame show, which will start at 7 p.m., will include host Elle Duncan and analysts Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols and former Yankee Anthony Rizzo, and special guests Jameis Winston (the Giants quarterback) and comedian Bert Kreischer.
YES Network will also air a pregame show starting at 7.
This will be Netflix’s first MLB game as part of a three-year contract. The streaming service will also carry the Home Run Derby on July 13 and the “Field of Dreams” game between the Twins and Phillies on Aug. 13.
YES will open its season with the second game of the series on Friday.
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