NEW YORK -- All-Star Week will have a bit of a different look in 2026.

Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Wednesday that, in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s new media rights agreements , there will be some tweaks to the All-Star Week schedule beginning in Philadelphia in 2026.

The 2026 MLB Draft will take place on Saturday, July 11, moving away from Sunday for the first time since the event moved to All-Star Week in 2021. The first hour of the Draft will be broadcast on NBC, while the rest of the event will air on both MLB Network and Peacock.

Sunday will now feature the prospect-heavy Futures Game, which had previously been played on Saturdays since 2022. The Futures Game will be broadcast on NBC.

“We’re really excited about that,” said Manfred, speaking during the league’s

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