SAN FRANCISCO — Baseball’s Opening Day is supposed to mean something. It’s tradition. It’s the bunting draped over the rails. It’s the pomp, the circumstance, and a deep, abiding reverence for a sport that has 150 years of lore.

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The 2026 season begins Wednesday with an Opening Night matchup between the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants (8:05 p.m. ET on Netflix), before a full slate of 14 games on Thursday — the earliest traditional Opening Day in MLB history.