The Atlanta Braves take their 70-47 record into Yankee Stadium on Sunday, August 9, 2026, for a matchup that carries real weight in the AL/NL East race. First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need to follow the game.
Game Info
- Matchup: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees
- Date: August 9, 2026
- First Pitch: 1:35 p.m. ET
- Venue: Yankee Stadium
How to Watch
🇺🇸 United States — Check your local RSN: Braves games stream on BravesVision (available blackout-free inside the MLB app at Braves.TV); Yankees games air on YES Network and stream on the Gotham Sports App. National Spanish-language options include FOX Deportes (regular season + Spanish simulcast of FOX’s postseason) and ESPN Deportes (30-game linear package). Peacock carries Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish. Telemundo and UniMás/TUDN also hold MLB rights in 2026.
🇲🇽 Mexico — 11:35 a.m. CT
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games (2026-2028 deal)
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN / Disney+ — ~6 games per week; Disney+ adds 6 extra games plus ESPN simulcast
- TUDN / Canal FOX — 5-game weekly package (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and two Saturdays)
🇻🇪 Venezuela — 1:35 p.m.
- Televén — Free to air, mainly weekends; free streaming on its mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games/day via Simple, Inter and NetUno GO
- ByM Sport — 6 days a week via Inter and Simple
- IVC — Tuesday through Sunday
- ESPN / Disney+ — Live and on-demand
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 1:35 p.m.
- Teleantillas Canal 10 — Free to air, 7 games/week (one daily), now in its seventh consecutive year; covers Opening Day through the full World Series, including the All-Star Game, Home Run Derby and entire postseason
- ESPN / 1BASEBALL — via Altice
- FOX / FS1 / FS2 / FOX Deportes
- teleantillas.com.do — Free stream
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico — 1:35 p.m.
- WAPA Deportes — Free to air, typically Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the regular season; exclusive island broadcast of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- MLB.TV
A quick note on MLB.TV: It remains an out-of-market product. An in-market local subscription is available separately inside the MLB app for 22 of 30 clubs (~$19.99/month or ~$99.99/season), and it is blackout-free locally. Games exclusive to national partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not included in MLB.TV — that’s a rights issue, not a technical blackout.
Starting Pitchers
- Atlanta — Grant Holmes (RHP): 7-4, 3.67 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 92 strikeouts in 108.0 innings
- New York — Cam Schlittler (RHP): 10-6, 2.26 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 171 strikeouts in 139.2 innings
What to Watch For
Atlanta arrives as the division leader at 70-47 (.598), while New York sits at 66-51 (.564) — four games back and needing to close ground in the final stretch. On paper, the pitching edge belongs to the Yankees: Schlittler’s 2.26 ERA and 171 punchouts in under 140 innings is a tough ask for any lineup, and Holmes’ 3.67 ERA gives New York a real path to a win at home.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays and a video recap.
