Broadcast To Hit A Double, Peacock Going Deep In NBC Sports Coverage Of MLB Wild Card Playoffs
NBC's putting MLB playoff games on both regular TV and Peacock at the same time, which apparently hasn't happened in like 25 years. NBC is splitting baseball playoff coverage between the main network and their streaming service. It's giving me late 90s vibes when sports actually interrupted prime time instead of getting shoved into cable corners. Baseball needs the attention, and if it means more people can watch because they have options, that seems smart. My only question is whether this actually moves the needle on viewership or just spreads the same audience thinner across two platforms. Are they getting new people interested or just making it easier for existing fans to tune in? The fact that they haven't done this in decades makes me wonder if it didn't work out before, but streaming is different now. https://deadline.com/2026/09/nbc-major-league-baseball-wild-card-playoffs-tv-peacock-1237115559/
Ohtani returns to lineup, but is unlikely to pitch again in 2026
LA's two-way star hopes to use 2026 as a 'learning experience' in order to return to pitching next year Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-unlikely-to-pitch-in-2026-will-focus-on-hitting