NBC Sports’ Exclusive Coverage of MLB Wild Card Series Presented by AbbVie Begins Tomorrow, Tues., Sept. 29 with Four-Game Slate Across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN
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STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 28, 2026 – NBC Sports’ voice of Sunday Night Baseball Jason Benetti, analysts Anthony Rizzo and Joey Votto, and senior producer Matt Borzello will preview NBC Sports’ exclusive MLB Wild Card Series coverage, which begins tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 29, on a media conference call Today, Mon., Sept. 28, at 3:30 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports’ MLB National Media Conference Call
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- WHAT: NBC Sports’ MLB Wild Card Series Conference Call
- WHO: Jason Benetti, Anthony Rizzo, Joey Votto, and Matt Borzello
- WHEN: Today, Sept. 28 at 3:30 p.m. ET
- NUMBER: 201-689-8852
- PASSCODE: NBC Sports
NBC Sports’ exclusive, star-studded coverage of the MLB Wild Card Series presented by AbbVie begins tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 29, with a four-game slate featuring wall-to-wall coverage across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN.
The 2026 MLB Wild Card Series presented by AbbVie will feature up to 12 games across four best-of-three series. Each day, two game games will be on NBC/Peacock, and two matchups will be on Peacock/NBCSN. All four series — two in the American League and two in the National League — will play Games 1 and 2 on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and Wednesday, Sept. 30, respectively, with a decisive Game 3, if necessary, on Thursday, Oct. 1.
More information on Wild Card Series matchups, game times, and broadcast destinations is available here.
NBC SPORTS’ MLB TRADITION
NBC Sports has a distinguished history with Major League Baseball. The first-ever MLB television broadcast was a 1939 Cincinnati Reds-Brooklyn Dodgers doubleheader on W2XBS (the precursor to WNBC-TV) in New York. NBC Sports was a home to the first World Series broadcast in 1947, the first All-Star Game nationally broadcast in 1952, and has televised 39 World Series – more than any other network.
From 1957-2000, NBC Sports was home to a wealth of baseball programming, including Game of the Week and Monday Night Baseball telecasts, more than 30 All-Star Games, and countless iconic Postseason moments. For the 2022-23 seasons, Peacock was the exclusive home of MLB Sunday Leadoff, a first-of-its-kind Sunday morning presentation featuring a unique three-announcer broadcast booth with one analyst with expertise on each team joining the play-by-play voice.
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