Rivalry Games: Cubs-Cardinals, Yankees-Red Sox, Reds-Cardinals, Mets-Yankees

Big Stars on New Teams: Joe Maddon, Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval, Hanley Ramirez, Jason Heyward

Dan Shulman, in Fifth Season as Voice of Sunday Night Baseball, joined by Curt Schilling, John Kruk & Buster Olney

ESPN’s 2015 Opening Day Quadruple Header to Include Defending World Series Champion San Francisco Giants

ESPN will open its 26th season of Sunday Night Baseball – the exclusive, national Major League Baseball game of the week – with MLB Opening Night presented by Scotts – the St. Louis Cardinals at the Chicago Cubs – on ESPN2, Sunday, Apr. 5, at 8 p.m. ET. Every Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell telecast begins at 8 p.m. ET and is also available on ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio and via WatchESPN.

The early-season Sunday Night Baseball schedule is highlighted by several of the sport’s most documented rivalries, starting with Opening Night, and including New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox (Apr. 12, May 3), St. Louis Cardinals-Cincinnati Reds (Apr. 19) and New York Yankees-New York Mets (Apr. 26).

The Sunday Night Baseball schedule includes several of MLB’s biggest stars appearing on “baseball’s biggest stage” with new teams. On Opening Night, manager Joe Maddon and ace Jon Lester are expected to make their respective debuts with the Chicago Cubs. Additionally, Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez have joined the Boston Red Sox and Jason Heyward is now a St. Louis Cardinal.

Dan Shulman will return for his fifth season as the voice of Sunday Night Baseball. He’ll be joined by returning analysts Curt Schilling and John Kruk and reporter Buster Olney, who is also entering his fifth season.

Early-season Sunday Night Baseball schedule

Date Time (ET) Telecast Network (s) Sun, Apr. 5 8 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Opening Night presented by Scotts ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, WatchESPN Sun, Apr. 12 8 p.m. Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees presented by Taco Bell ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, WatchESPN Sun, Apr. 19 8 p.m. Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals presented by Taco Bell ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, WatchESPN Sun, Apr. 26 8 p.m. New York Mets at New York Yankees presented by Taco Bell ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, WatchESPN Sun, May 3 8 p.m. New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox presented by Taco Bell ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, WatchESPN

ESPN will also televise a 2015 MLB Opening Day quadruple header on Monday, Apr. 6, with more than 13 continuous hours of Major League Baseball. Opening Day begins with the New York Yankees hosting the Toronto Blue Jays in an American League East showdown at 1 p.m., followed by a National League East showdown as the Washington Nationals host the New York Mets. Afternoon action will be followed by a prime-time doubleheader as the Cleveland Indians visit the Houston Astros at 7 p.m. and the defending World Series Champion San Francisco Giants visit the Arizona Diamondbacks at 10 p.m. on ESPN2.

ESPN MLB Opening Day schedule

Date Time (ET) Telecast Network (s) Mon, Apr. 6 1 p.m. Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees ESPN, WatchESPN Mon, Apr. 6 4 p.m. New York Mets at Washington Nationals ESPN, WatchESPN Mon, Apr. 6 7 p.m. Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros ESPN, WatchESPN Mon, Apr. 6 10 p.m. San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks ESPN2, WatchESPN

ESPN Radio – in its 18th MLB season – will continue its coverage as the exclusive, national radio home of Sunday Night Baseball. Play-by-play commentator Jon Sciambi and analyst Chris Singleton will return for their fifth season together calling Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN Radio. ESPN Radio’s weekly coverage starts at 7 p.m. and is also available on ESPNRadio.com and via the ESPNRadio app.

ESPN Deportes will enter its 12th season as the Spanish-language home to Sunday Night Baseball. Commentators Ernesto Jerez and Luis Alfredo Alvarez will provide commentary throughout the season.

ESPN International: Sunday Night Baseball is available across Latin America, the Caribbean, the Pacific Rim and on cruise ships.

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Media contact: Ben Cafardo at 860-766-3496 or [email protected] (@Ben_ESPN).