The ships roll in to the Dock of the Bay, and Sugar Magnolia blossoms bloom. Springtime in the Bay Area means the San Francisco Giants are back on the diamond.
San Francisco has won between 79 and 81 games across each of its last four campaigns. This year’s group tries to leap from the middle ground to the pennant race. The Giants’ lineup is buoyed by big names like Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman, Willy Adames and Luis Arráez. Their rotation is fronted by All-Star arms Logan Webb and Robbie Ray. Top prospect Bryce Eldridge looms large, while new manager Tony Vitello refreshes clubhouse energies. This should be a fun team to watch.
Unfortunately, finding all the telecasts can feel exhausting. Blackouts and carriage restrictions can complicate regional access. National games have new landing spots this year. One of them, Netflix, features the Giants right away on Opening Night. Here’s our breakdown of the full regular-season slate, by screen or by stream.
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Giants games on NBC Sports Bay AreaIn-market fans
Most SFG games are on their regional sports network, NBC Sports Bay Area. Under league blackout rules, in-market Giants fans can’t use MLB.TV to watch regional broadcasts. Those with NBC Sports Bay Area in their live TV package are all set, and can use login credentials to watch within the NBC Sports App. Those without the channel can add it to their Peacock subscription.
The other option is to sign up for the DTC (direct-to-consumer) option, Giants.TV. That team-specific streaming pass is in partnership with NBCSBA. It can also be bundled with an overall MLB.TV subscription.
Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow lead one of baseball’s most consistent and well-regarded telecasts. Kylen Mills hosts the pregame and postgame programs.
What you need to watch: A provider with NBC Sports Bay Area, or a Giants team subscription through Giants.TV ($119.99 for the season, $219.99 when bundled with the complete MLB.TV plan).
Out-of-market fans
Some faithful grew up in the Bay but then moved out elsewhere. Some New Yorkers might still be loyal to the franchise from its Polo Grounds tenure. There are surely some who joined the bandwagon while Tim Lincecum electrified the sport. No matter the details, all out-of-territory fans need MLB.TV for these regional Giants games.
MLB season ticket holders get an automatic MLB.TV login code, and T-Mobile customers get it for free through their cell service. Returning MLB.TV subscribers keep their plans through the league. But because ESPN is now selling and running the package, all new sign-ups must come through ESPN Unlimited, with a one-month trial included for the newcomers. According to The Athletic’s Evan Drellich, users don’t need to keep the ESPN Unlimited plan to access the MLB.TV one, at least not for 2026.
What you need to watch: MLB.TV. It’s $134.99 annually for ESPN Unlimited subscribers and $149.99 for others.
Giants games on national TV
The league’s national TV partners are sorted alphabetically, with the main days for MLB action listed below.
ABC/ESPN
Main days: Sunday for ABC, midweek for ESPN
ESPN and MLB have been tied together since the 1990 season. The stalwart is no longer home to “Sunday Night Baseball,” but its reworked agreement gives it 30 regular-season exclusives in 2026. That slate begins Wednesday, April 15.
Over-the-air parent network ABC has a trio of telecasts this year as part of the 30-game purchase. The channel will spotlight San Francisco and the visiting Chicago Cubs on Sunday, June 14.
What you need to watch: ABC is free with an antenna. ABC and ESPN are included with most pay TV providers, and they’re also available with an ESPN Unlimited subscription (starting at $29.99/month). Some pay TV providers, like Fubo and a few others, include ESPN Unlimited with their subscription.
Apple TV
Main day: Friday
This is home to “Friday Night Baseball,” which started in 2022. That weekly window is usually a doubleheader, free from local blackouts but exclusive to Apple TV.
What you need to watch: An Apple TV subscription (starting at $12.99/month).
Fox/FS1
Main days: Saturday for Fox, midweek or Saturday for FS1, All-Star Game
There are 23 “Baseball Night in America” Saturday centerpieces lined up on Fox. The network airs two games at 7 p.m. ET and assigns markets by matchup relevance. For example, April 11 will have your Giants at the Baltimore Orioles for West Coast audiences, but select audiences out east will get the Boston Red Sox versus St. Louis Cardinals.
Some Saturdays are doubleheaders with an FS1 game in the early afternoon. FS1 has an additional weekly spot falling on Mondays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. Fox and FS1 total more than 85 regular-season games this year.
Come October, Fox has the NLDS and NLCS playoff series, plus the Fall Classic itself. Joe Davis has been on the World Series call since 2022, when he took over for longtime play-by-play voice Joe Buck. John Smoltz has been the color commentator since 2016. Fox’s World Series hold dates back to 2000 and runs through at least 2028.
What you need to watch: Fox is free with an antenna. Fox and FS1 are included with most pay TV providers, and they also stream with a Fox One subscription (starting at $19.99/month).
MLB Network
Main days: Throughout the week
Here’s our backstop, unassuming but reliable. Think Patrick Bailey (or Bengie Molina, if you’d prefer). “MLB Network Showcase” has been around since 2009. The network usually airs a couple of games each week.
What you need to watch: A pay TV provider with MLB Network, typically included in standard or sports plans. MLB Network also streams with an MLB.TV subscription (starting at $134.99/year).
NBC/Peacock
Main day: Sunday, Opening Day
“Sunday Night Baseball” migrates from ESPN to NBC and Peacock, as the Universal network returns to live MLB coverage for the first time in 25 years. NBC, its streamer and the linear NBC Sports Network combine for 27 prime-time games and 34 afternoon ones in 2026. Some of the Sunday nighters are exclusive to Peacock.
This lineup launches with an Opening Day doubleheader on March 26. The Giants make their network re-introduction Sunday, June 7 at the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field. NBC’s season coverage concludes with the playoff wild-card series. To trumpet the return, the network has brought on some big names, including Bob Costas, Clayton Kershaw, Joey Votto and Anthony Rizzo.
Peacock usually has a live game in its “MLB Sunday Leadoff” spot, most of them with noon local starts.
What you need to watch: NBC is free with an antenna, but Peacock requires a subscription (starting at $10.99/month for live sports). NBCSN is included in select pay TV providers.
Netflix
Main days: Opening Night, Home Run Derby, “Field of Dreams”
Already venturing into live sports with NFL Christmas Day, Netflix has three MLB exclusives this season, starting with the 2026 opener on March 25 at 8:05 p.m. ET/5:05 p.m. PT. Your Giants face the New York Yankees to get it all started.
July 13 is the Home Run Derby, airing with All-Star festivities. Aug. 13 is the “Field of Dreams” game, a neutral-site showcase in Iowa with the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. The Netflix arrangement runs through 2028.
What you need to watch: A Netflix subscription (starting at $7.99/month).
TBS
Main day: Tuesday
TBS Tuesdays continue in 2026. The Giants didn’t get a first-half TBS slot, but they could be announced in the July-to-September window. TBS also has this year’s ALDS and ALCS playoff rounds.
What you need to watch: A pay TV provider with TBS, or an HBO Max subscription (starting at $10.99/month).
Watching in person? Get tickets on StubHub.
Giants’ all-time leaderboard
Hits — Willie Mays (3,187)
HRs — Willie Mays (646)
RBIs — Mel Ott (1,860)
Wins — Christy Mathewson (372)
Ks — Christy Mathewson (2,504)
Saves — Robb Nen (206)
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