Yankees-Red Sox – The Yankees and Red Sox meet at Fenway Park on Sunday Night Baseball at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock—the first time the rivalry has been on NBC since Sept. 8, 1995. NBC Sports is also loading Sunday with Athletics-Angels on MLB Sunday Leadoff at 3 p.m. ET and
Fenway Park will be the stage, but the air around the matchup feels bigger than a typical Sunday broadcast.
On Sunday, June 28, the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry returns to NBC Sports for the first time since Sept. 8. 1995. when New York’s David Cone. Darryl Strawberry. and Paul O’Neill helped the Yankees to an 8-4 win over Boston at Yankee Stadium. That late-season victory propelled the Yankees to an AL Wild Card berth and their then-first postseason appearance since 1981—and now. for one of baseball’s most watched series. the spotlight shifts back to NBC.
The game is set for 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock as part of Sunday Night Baseball. Breakout first baseman Ben Rice and the first-place New York Yankees will face the Boston Red Sox, led by first baseman Willson Contreras—a three-time All-Star—in a marquee primetime matchup from Fenway Park.
The broadcast team reads like a blueprint of baseball’s recent history. Play-by-play voice Jason Benetti calls Yankees-Red Sox on Sunday Night Baseball alongside seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens and 2013 World Series champion Will Middlebrooks. Bob Costas hosts the pregame show. Anthony Rizzo joins him. and he will also provide “Inside the Pitch” commentary from the batter’s perspective during the game.
Clemens’ presence is especially notable given his own Yankees ties. The 11-time All-Star enjoyed a 24-year MLB career with the Red Sox (1984-1996). Blue Jays (1997-98). Yankees (1999-2003. 2007). and Astros (2004-06). He won an MLB-record seven Cy Young Awards and finished with 4. 672 strikeouts (3rd all-time). 354 wins (9th all-time). and a 3.12 ERA across 707 starts (7th all-time). He was named AL MVP in 1986 after going 24-4 with 238 strikeouts, a 2.48 ERA, and 10 complete games in 33 starts for Boston. He also captured the pitching Triple Crown in back-to-back seasons with Toronto in 1997 (21 wins. 2.05 ERA. 292 strikeouts) and 1998 (20 wins. 2.65 ERA. 271 strikeouts). and won two World Series titles with the Yankees in 1999 and 2000. After retirement. he served as a game analyst on ESPN’s MLB coverage of 2023 Opening Day and appeared on ESPN’s KayRod Cast.
Middlebrooks, meanwhile, brings the Red Sox championship thread back into the booth. His six-year MLB career (2012-2017) began with the Red Sox (2012-14), before stops with the Padres, Brewers, and Rangers. A member of Boston’s 2013 World Series championship team. Middlebrooks recorded four hits. including two doubles. during the club’s postseason run. In his career, he hit 43 home runs and drove in 155 runs. Since 2022. he has served as a studio and game analyst for Red Sox telecasts on the New England Sports Network and as a color analyst for the club’s radio broadcasts on WEEI-FM.
What makes this matchup feel current isn’t just the broadcast return—it’s the shape of both teams right now. The Yankees hold a 46-31 record, the best in the American League, and a two-game lead in the AL East. New York is leading the AL with a 3.37 ERA, 115 home runs, 375 RBI, and 81 stolen bases.
Rice is in the middle of his breakout season. He is pacing the Yankees with 22 home runs (3rd in the AL), 53 RBI (T-4th in the AL), a .288 batting average (10th in the AL), and 15 doubles. Second baseman Jazz Chisholm ranks fourth in MLB with 23 stolen bases.
Boston, meanwhile, is eighth in the AL with a .242 batting average, led by Contreras. His .281 mark ranks in the top 15 in the league. Contreras also leads the team in slugging (.525), OPS (.901), home runs (16), and RBI (45). Closer Aroldis Chapman is tied for fourth in the AL with 14 saves.
The numbers and the history connect in a way that makes the return feel less like scheduling and more like momentum. The Yankees’ season-long push—top-tier pitching and an offense that leads the AL in several categories—lands directly under the spotlight of a rivalry that NBC hasn’t televised since the mid-1990s. For the Red Sox. the storyline is equally tight: a team that’s lagging in average but powered by Contreras’ production. with Chapman’s late-inning role giving the bullpen a familiar closing shape.
Sunday isn’t only about primetime at Fenway. Earlier in the day, NBC Sports rolls into the AL West with MLB Sunday Leadoff.
At 3 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN, breakout shortstop Zach Neto and the Los Angeles Angels host 2025 AL Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz and the Athletics in an AL West Division matchup from Angel Stadium.
The announce team features play-by-play voice Dave Flemming with former Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden and 1985 World Series champion Mark Gubicza joining as part of this week’s MLB Sunday Leadoff announce team. Reporter John Fanta is also set to be on the sideline.
The Athletics are second-place in their division, sitting 1.5 games behind the Seattle Mariners in the AL West. They rank fourth in MLB in home runs (105), sixth in hits (666), and seventh in saves (23). Kurtz leads the majors with a .439 on-base percentage and 61 RBI, while batting a team-best .290 with 56 runs scored. He is also tied with catcher Shea Langeliers for the club lead with 19 home runs.
For Los Angeles pitching, the Angels are third in the AL with 691 strikeouts. Neto is tied with Mike Trout for the Angels’ team lead with 17 home runs and has hit seven in June—the second-most in the AL behind only Kurtz (9). Neto leads the club with 11 stolen bases and ranks second with 39 RBI.
Braden’s presence brings a specific kind of past to the broadcast. He debuted with the Athletics in 2007 and spent his entire five-year MLB career with the club (2007-11). The southpaw threw the 19th perfect game in MLB history against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 9. 2010. needing just 109 pitches and six strikeouts to finish the game. Across 94 appearances, including 79 starts, Braden compiled 26 wins, 305 strikeouts, a 4.16 ERA, and two complete-game shutouts. He joined NBC Sports California in 2017 as a member of the Athletics’ television broadcast team. where he now serves as a color commentator and field analyst.
Gubicza’s track record is steeped in championship seasons. A member of the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame. he pitched for the team in 13 of his 14 MLB seasons (1984-1997). before his final season with the Angels. A two-time All-Star, the right-hander started 28 games and finished with 14 wins in the Royals’ 1985 championship season. In 1988. Gubicza went 20-8 with a 2.70 ERA and 183 strikeouts. earning his first All-Star team and finishing third in the AL Cy Young vote. Now in his 20th season as an analyst with the Angels. he received the 2022 Southern California Sports Broadcaster Award for most outstanding TV analyst.
Fanta is also in motion. He will serve as a reporter on this Sunday’s presentation of MLB Sunday Leadoff. Fanta joined NBC Sports in August 2025 on a full-time basis as its lead BIG EAST basketball play-by-play voice.
After MLB Sunday Leadoff, NBC Sports’ Sunday Stretch whip-around show will stream live on Peacock immediately following the 3 p.m. ET matchup. Produced in collaboration with the Emmy Award-winning MLB Network. the show will feature look-ins at all the compelling live action around Major League Baseball in real time and on replay every Sunday. so viewers don’t miss a single run or key play.
Peacock is also leaning into the interface. The Peacock MLB Hub will serve as a dedicated destination where fans can access live games, team hubs, and highlights. This season. baseball fans can also use Peacock features including “Catch up with Key Plays. ” “Live in Browse. ” and “MLB Live Picks.” Sunday Stretch will stream live on Peacock this Sunday. June 28. following MLB Sunday Leadoff.
Peacock will also provide extensive Spanish-language coverage in partnership with Telemundo and Universo.
The schedule extends beyond Sunday’s main showcase. Peacock “Game of the Day” runs nearly every day through July 1, streaming an out-of-market game nationally. Tonight. breakout shortstop Zach Neto and the Los Angeles Angels host two-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman and the Baltimore Orioles at Angel Stadium with first pitch set for 9:38 p.m. ET on Peacock. The list continues with dates and matchups including Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. June 24
at 7:40 p.m.; Los Angeles Dodgers at Minnesota Twins on Thursday. June 25 at 12:35 p.m.; Seattle Mariners at Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. June 26 at 7:10 p.m.; Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets on Saturday. June 27 at 7:05 p.m.; and Houston Astros at Detroit Tigers on Sunday. June 28 at 1:40 p.m. It goes on to include Los Angeles Dodgers at Athletics on Monday. June 29 at 9:40 p.m.; San Francisco Giants at
Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. June 30 at 9:40 p.m.; and Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees on Wednesday. July 1 at 1:35 p.m. The note attached is clear: the Peacock “Game of the Day” will not be available in the competing team markets. where it will be presented by the local rightsholder.
For fans who want more than game day. NBC Sports is also rolling out MLB According to CC. a new weekly digital video series starring National Baseball Hall of Famer CC Sabathia and Ahmed Fareed. Each episode will discuss big picture storylines and spotlight the week’s most exciting and intriguing events around baseball. Segments include “CC’s Clubhouse” for anecdotes from his playing days and “Show Me Something” to preview MLB’s weekend slate and highlight key players across the league. The series uses “newstalgia” storytelling to connect baseball legends of the past with today’s rising stars. New episodes are set to be available to stream every Wednesday on the Peacock MLB Hub. the NBC Sports YouTube Channel. NBCSports.com. and all major podcast platforms.
And in the background of all of this is NBC Sports’ long baseball legacy. The first-ever MLB television broadcast was a 1939 Cincinnati Reds-Brooklyn Dodgers doubleheader on W2XBS (the precursor to WNBC-TV) in New York. NBC Sports was home to the first World Series broadcast in 1947. the first All-Star Game nationally broadcast in 1952. and has televised 39 World Series—more than any other network. From 1957-2000. NBC Sports aired Game of the Week and Monday Night Baseball telecasts. more than 30 All-Star Games. and iconic Postseason moments. For the 2022-23 seasons. Peacock was the exclusive home of MLB Sunday Leadoff. a first-of-its-kind Sunday morning presentation featuring a unique three-announcer broadcast booth with one analyst with expertise on each team joining the play-by-play voice.
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Wait so it’s on Peacock too? I thought Peacock was only for reruns.
1995?? That’s like forever ago. I don’t even remember who those guys were, but David Cone sounds familiar for some reason. Anyway, NBC coming back makes it feel like a big deal.
So does this mean the Yankees won 8-4 and then that somehow made them play the next series on NBC in 2026 or whatever? I’m confused. Also Fenway at night always feels haunted lol. I’ll probably watch for the vibes not the stats.
Honestly I’m just mad it’s on Peacock. Like why can’t NBC just put it on regular TV like normal. But also I guess it’s the Yankees-Red Sox so they had to make it special. Sunday Night Baseball is weird now, feels like it’s always switching platforms.