ESPN’s linear coverage of 2026 MLB spring training games delivered its largest audience in nearly two decades, since 2008. The four-game slate averaged 531K viewers, up 84 percent from last year.
In addition, every spring training game in 2026 is now included among ESPN’s top four most-watched spring training telecasts in the last ten years, since 2016. The March 3 Team USA vs. San Francisco Giants game topped the list with 677K viewers. Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel.
Spring training games continue on the ESPN App via MLB.TV.
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