NBC missed the first hour of its first Red Sox–Yankees broadcast since 1995 Sunday night due to the network’s PGA Tour coverage running late following a weather delay.
First pitch of the Sunday Night Baseball showcase featuring MLB’s top rivalry was at 7:20 p.m. ET, but NBC didn’t pick up coverage until 8:28 p.m. when the game was already in the bottom of the fourth inning. Peacock and NBC Sports Network carried the initial coverage. Boston won the game 5-4 in 10 innings.
The disruption was caused by an 83-minute stoppage in play at the Travelers Championship—the final of eight $20 million signature events on the 2026 PGA Tour schedule. Play was suspended at 5:57 p.m. and resumed at 7:20 p.m.
NBC’s decision to choose golf over baseball was made shortly before 7 p.m. ET when the PGA Tour announced when it would resume play. “With an hour of play remaining before dark, we made the decision—in consultation with the PGA Tour and Major League Baseball—to finish the 18 holes or until darkness,” an NBC spokesperson told Front Office Sports.
A MLB spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from FOS Monday morning.
