Netflix has taken more steps towards its live sports content by acquiring the exclusive rights to stream the 2026 World Baseball Classic for Japan. All 47 games from the tournament will be available to Japanese fans live and exclusively on Netflix. Here’s everything we know about the exciting development.

Netflix is said to be interested in securing new Major League Baseball rights, but these games weren’t of the sort anyone was expecting.

Netflix will become the new home of the 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan, as part of an exclusive media rights partnership with World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI), an organization that is owned b