Netflix and Fox Split Baseball’s Biggest Night as Home Run Derby Goes Streaming

The 2026 MLB All-Star festivities in Philadelphia will showcase a new media landscape as Fox Sports handles the All-Star Game while Netflix exclusively live-streams the T-Mobile Home Run Derby for the first time. The event, taking place at Citizens Bank Park, marks a significant shift in how baseball’s marquee summer showcase is delivered to viewers, according to Sports Talk Florida.

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"Together, they represent the evolving divide between traditional network sports presentation"

Netflix’s involvement comes as part of a three-year, $150 million media rights deal with Major League Baseball, as reported by Media Play News. The streaming giant will cover the Home Run Derby tonight at 8 p.m. ET, along with other marquee events like Opening Night and the Field of Dreams game. Bleeding Cool noted that the derby start time is 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) and that the event will feature a roster of participating MLB sluggers.

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Fox Sports, meanwhile, returns to produce the 2026 All-Star Game itself, continuing a long tradition of network broadcasts for the midsummer classic. The dual approach puts two very different broadcast philosophies front and center, as Sports Talk Florida observed: traditional network production meets modern streaming exclusivity.

For fans, the split means tuning in on different platforms depending on the event. The Netflix Home Run Derby stream represents the platform's first Major League Baseball event, a milestone in the league's push to reach younger audiences through digital outlets, according to Media Play News. The move signals baseball’s increasing willingness to experiment with distribution beyond cable and broadcast.

As Philadelphia hosts the 96th MLB All-Star Game, the evening’s programming will test how seamlessly fans adapt to flipping between a traditional network for the game and a streaming service for the Derby. The result could influence how future All-Star weeks are packaged across media partners.