Netflix Quietly Launches MLB Highlights Hub With Nearly 200 Episodes

Select users in the United States have access to highlights and top plays from the MLB.

By Kasey Moore • [

June 2nd, 2026 - 7:15 am

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Netflix is continuing to swing for the fences with its sports programming. While the streamer has been making loud, splashy moves into live sports, it has quietly begun rolling out a brand new, daily Major League Baseball highlights hub for select users.

Though you won’t find any press releases about it, the new title page—simply billed as MLB Daily Highlights & Top Plays—has surfaced on the platform. The official logline for the hub reads:

“Big games. Top plays. Every day. Your home for all of Major League Baseball’s must-see moments and greatest hits from around the diamond.”

Our understanding is that the hub is currently part of a limited test being shown to a small number of US households. The streamer is using this soft launch to gauge how members engage with bite-sized, daily sports content before potentially rolling it out to a wider audience.

What’s Inside the MLB Highlights Hub?

The title, available via the direct link above, currently features a whopping 181 “episodes” that update daily, ranging from 1 to around 14 minutes, and is very much akin to what you’d find on the official YouTube channel for the MLB offering highlights from recent games and feature the “New” label Netflix has been employing for the past year for live WWE events and more recently for its Podcast offerings.

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Based on a look at the interface, the hub breaks down the previous day’s baseball action into two main formats:

  • Top 5 Plays of the Day: Quick, digestible 1-minute compilation reels for casual fans.

  • Game Highlights: Robust, 10-to-14-minute recap videos for individual matchups.

For example, the slate of content added for June 1st includes a 1-minute Top 5 Plays of the Day alongside dedicated, 10+ minute highlight packages for specific games, including:

  • Mets vs. Mariners

  • Dodgers vs. D-backs

  • Rockies vs. Angels

  • Rangers vs. Cardinals

  • Giants vs. Brewers

  • White Sox vs. Twins

  • Royals vs. Reds

  • Marlins vs. Nationals

  • Tigers vs. Rays

Latest Push into MLB for Netflix

This quiet rollout is just the latest piece of a massive, rapidly expanding puzzle between Netflix and Major League Baseball.

Over the past few years, the streamer has aggressively scaled its baseball-related offerings, transforming from a home for sports documentaries to an active broadcaster of the sport itself. This daily highlights test perfectly complements the streamer’s ongoing baseball initiatives:

  • Live Games & Massive Viewership: Netflix recently secured the rights to stream three MLB games live from 2026 through 2028. We already know the appetite is there; Netflix recently touted that its MLB Opening Night broadcast scored a massive 3 million viewers. Next up will be the MLB T-Mobile Home Run Derby scheduled for July 13th, 2026, and the MLB at Field of Dreams.

  • Docuseries: The streamer has produced two major projects featuring the Boston Red Sox, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the historic franchise.

  • Global Tournaments: Netflix also secured an exclusive partnership with World Baseball Classic Inc., ensuring international baseball storylines have a home on the platform in Japan.

This launch of a new highlights hub further highlights how Netflix is going after more casual viewing beyond its scripted and unscripted fare, competing directly with YouTube. This is an area we expect further expansion into, with the biggest push in this space over the past year being podcasts, with over 50 available in the US alone, with most getting weekly updates at a minimum, and a few even going live daily.

Are you one of the lucky few who have access to the MLB Highlights test in the US? Let us know what you think of the interface in the comments down below!