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.

While baseball is known as “America’s favourite pastime” and one of the most popular sports in the United States, the same can be said for Japan. The sport was introduced to the Japanese in the 19th Century, and midway through the 20th century, Japan’s highest level of professional baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball , was founded. In recent history, some of the best players in the world have been Japanese, with the likes of Shohei Ohtani , Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, and Hid

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