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Opening Day: Instant overreactions for every game as MLB season begins
by Michael Bradburn
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MLB’s Opening Day is upon us. Are these games more important than the 161 other games each team will play over the remainder of the season? No. But in a much more real sense … still no. Follow along as theScore’s Michael Bradburn overreacts to everything that happens anyway. Refresh for updates.
22 teams in action Thursday. Here’s the slate:
Yankees 7, Giants 0
The Yankees turned to small ball because Judge is cooked
Eight of the Yankees’ nine starters had at least one hit in their season-opening win against the Giants on Wednesday night. The lone guy without a knock? Captain Aaron Judge, who followed up his three-strikeout performance in the WBC final with a golden sombrero.
Aaron Judge’s FOURTH strikeout tonight at Yankees vs. Giants #OpeningNight pic.twitter.com/iQmmcFlbO2
— netflix⁷ (@netflix) March 26, 2026
Ban ABS
José Caballero initiates the first ABS Challenge, Powered by T-Mobile.
The call was upheld as a strike.
(MLB x @TMobile) pic.twitter.com/7w4SZB95mn
— MLB (@MLB) March 26, 2026
MLB had its first-ever ABS challenge, and that’s enough for me: Get rid of it.
Not only did Netflix fumble broadcasting this by almost missing it entirely, but José Caballero was proven wrong on appeal, giving the umpires a 1-0 lead in the ABS era. Out here on Day 1 of the season proving that umps are competent? Embarrassing.
Ringing in the baseball season with … Jameis Winston, Bert Kreischer, and something called a Tony Tony Chopper?
Nothing says Opening Day quite like a journeyman NFL quarterback, a comedian drinking beer in a kayak, and some product placement.
“Jameis, did you pay for the crab legs?” 😭😭😭
Protect @Jaboowins at all costs 💀@MLB #OpeningNight is LIVE now on Netflix! pic.twitter.com/zYOpCBE7kE
— Netflix Sports (@netflixsports) March 25, 2026
yeah cause we all want to see Bert Kreischer drink instead of the actual game pic.twitter.com/DPzn95hoVg
— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) March 26, 2026
Captain Luffy and Tony Tony Chopper tossing the ball around at MLB #OpeningNight! pic.twitter.com/dihbMLvfOg
— netflix⁷ (@netflix) March 26, 2026
What a confusing cast of characters.
I thought the booth of Matt Vasgersian, Hunter Pence, and CC Sabathia was actually quite good. However, I did catch myself thinking wistfully about how the upcoming CBA negotiations might at least postpone the next iteration of this. There’s mercifully only two years left on this broadcast partnership either way.
If you were interested in watching the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants play baseball, you’ll get to experience that Friday and Saturday.
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