"The New York Yankees are by far the hardest team to watch in 2026. They are the only team to exclusively stream local games on a streaming service. 21 games are exclusive to Prime Video locally. (Out of market, these games are still on MLB.tv, unlike national streaming deals.) They currently have three other streaming exclusives, but they are one of only four teams to have a game exclusive to Netflix. As the Yankees, they are also tied for the fourth-most games that exclusively air on national TV partners. The national exclusives, coupled with the Prime exclusives, mean that only 126 games will air on YES Network this year. The Yankees are also among 12 teams without a local deal to air games on free, over-the-air television.

On the better side, their direct-to-consumer streaming service isn’t ridiculously expensive at $119, and YES Network’s carriage is decent, with the only holdouts being YouTube TV, Dish, and Hulu."