The Usos Set For Special Appearance During Historic MLB Opening Night On Netflix

Fans tuning into the opening night of the 2026 Major League Baseball season will see some familiar WWE faces, as Jimmy and Jey Uso are scheduled to appear as special guests during the broadcast.

The 2026 MLB season officially begins this Wednesday when the San Francisco Giants host the New York Yankees in a matchup that already carries historic significance. The game will air live on Netflix, marking the first Major League Baseball game ever streamed live on the platform. With the spotlight on Netflix’s expanding sports coverage, the appearance by WWE World Tag Team Champions The Usos adds another crossover moment between wrestling and major league sports.

Reports over the weekend indicated that WWE planned to send talent to the Giants vs. Yankees game as part of ongoing cross-promotional efforts tied to its partnership with Netflix. The confirmation that Jimmy and Jey Uso will appear on the broadcast fits directly into that larger strategy, which has seen WWE talent show up across multiple Netflix productions and sports-related programming.

This isn’t the first time WWE stars have crossed into other sports broadcasts since the company’s partnership with Netflix began. Fans have already seen names like Seth Rollins and CM Punk pop up during Netflix’s NFL coverage, and Rollins even joined the broadcast team for one of the platform’s high-profile special events. Those appearances helped showcase Netflix’s growing relationship with WWE while introducing wrestling talent to broader audiences.

Netflix currently serves as the broadcast home of WWE Raw in the United States, while also hosting a significant portion of WWE’s archival content library. Outside the United States, Netflix carries an even larger selection of WWE programming, including Premium Live Events. Those events still do not stream on Netflix domestically due to WWE’s existing distribution agreement with ESPN.

The timing of The Usos’ appearance also comes during one of WWE’s busiest stretches of the year. WrestleMania 42 is now less than a month away, making every crossover opportunity valuable for visibility and promotion.

With MLB stepping into live streaming territory and WWE continuing to expand its presence across mainstream platforms, The Usos’ appearance signals another step in the growing connection between sports and entertainment programming on Netflix.

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