ESPN Will Replace MLB ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ With Full Slate of Women’s Sports

February 19, 2026

MLB’s broadcasting will look different in 2026 as the league’s full media deal with ESPN ended after last season. One of the biggest changes will be the elimination of Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN after 35 years, as the network will now showcase 30 weeknight games in the season instead of exclusively every Sunday night.

ESPN has officially decided how it will replace Sunday Night Baseball’s slot on the weekend. The network will dedicate the whole day to women’s sports, cleverly calling it Women’s Sports Sundays, per Variety. ESPN plans to showcase the WNBA, NWSL, women’s college basketball, softball and any other primetime women’s sports happening on Sundays. SI