The Dodgers play the Mets on Wednesday, April 15, Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium, a game that will be exclusively televised by ESPN, the network announced today. This is the first of 30 exclusive weekday games on ESPN in 2026.

ESPN was the exclusive home of ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ for 36 seasons, dating back to 1990, but its new three-year deal with Major League Baseball announced in November shifts its exclusive regular season games to weekdays.

This year, ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ moves to NBC and Peacock. The Dodgers’ opening day game at home against the Diamondbacks on March 26 will be televised by NBC, the first game of the network’s three-year contract.

April 15, 1947 was the date of Jackie Robinson’s first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and his number 42 was retired through

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