It feels like every year you need more and more subscriptions to watch the Red Sox. Rob Manfred supposedly wants to fix this in the future with nationalized broadcasting but for now, let’s see what’s on the docket for all those games in 2026.
You might remember last fall when the Red Sox and Tigers played on Apple TV and part of the broadcast was done on an iPhone. Well, that phone is now in the Hall of Fame.
The milestone broadcast at Boston’s Fenway Park — where the Red Sox clinched a postseason
berth with a thrilling walk-off win over the Detroit Tigers — has since been recognized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which added one of the authenticated iPhone devices to its permanent collection in Cooperstown, New York. Read more on the Hall of Fame website.
By coincidence (or on purpose) the Tigers will be in town on April 17th for the Red Sox first, and currently only, Apple TV game of the year. The schedule Apple released is just for the first half of the season so there may be more to come after the All-Star Game. At least the Apple games look really, really good.
NBC/Peacock will be airing games on Sundays and the Red Sox are featured four times this season. NBC, to their credit (maybe?) has tried to make these big, exciting, matches. While that is definitely a win for the national audience, we miss out of Don and Jerry Dave and Lou.
Here are your 2026 Red Sox games that will be on NBC:
June 14 — 7 p.m. — Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox — NBC/Peacock
Apologies if I don’t remember the large Rangers/Red Sox rivalry, NBC. In 2007 Boston traded for Eric Gagne from the Rangers? Ian Kinsler played for both teams?
June 28 — 7 p.m. — N.Y. Yankees at Boston Red Sox — NBC/Peacock
Now we’re talking…a series against the Yankees! And a second look at Fenway Park. If they’re going to be on the national stage might as well let other fans see our ballpark and wonder why they can’t have a Green Monster.
August 2 — 7 p.m. — Boston Red Sox at L.A. Dodgers — NBC/Peacock
Nothing on the schedule in July but there are two broadcasts scheduled for August. The first of which is August 2nd against then Dodgers. Mookie. Ohtani. Freeman. Decoy. All the big names. This has a little interest in the timing because it’s the day before the trade deadline. Monday August 3rd will be an off day for the Red Sox but the teams that do play will start ay 6:40 PM ET or later – after the deadline.
What do you think? Do you like when the deadline occurs during a game and every move is a possible trade? Or is it better to schedule games, as much as possible, with around 20 hours of space between day games on Sunday and night games on Monday?
August 23 — 3 p.m. — San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox — NBC/Peacock
Boston closes out the NBC slate with the Rafael Devers Reunion. The new-look Giants are trying to compete in 2026 and by August 23rd we’ll have a pretty good idea of the fortunes of both Boston and San Francisco. Did the Dodgers collapse? Are Roman and Marcelo fueling a youth revolution?
The real sacrifice comes, as usual, from FOX and their game of the week. Here’s what we get from FOX:
April 11 — 7 p.m. — Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals — FOX
It starts off with the Bloom vs Breslow Battle! Willson Contreras and Sonny Gray head back to St. Louis. Maybe Richard Fitts makes a start?
June 6 – 3 p.m. – Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees – FOX
Yankees, because Red Sox, Yankees, and FOX are just a thing that happens in MLB. Lots of good times. Lots of Joe Buck in the past.
July 11 – 4 p.m. – Boston Red Sox at New York Mets – FS1
Step right up and meet Grimace.
August 22 – 7 p.m. – San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox – FOX
A full national weekend of Devers clips. You’ll be tired by the end. Guaranteed.
September 26 – 7 p.m. – Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox – FOX
The Cubbies will be in town and everyone in the country might watch as Boston and Chicago battle out (hopefully) for postseason positioning in their respective divisions. If things go right, both teams will be setup up for October.
Then it’s on to, hopefully, more national games in October.
