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Step Up to the Plate with These 8 Baseball Documentaries
Swing for the fences with these home-run movies and shows.
By Ashley Lee and Caitlin Busch
March 25, 2026
8 Baseball Documentaries on Netflix for a Home Run Viewing - Netflix Tudum
It’s time to play ball! The first game of Major League Baseball’s 2026 season is streaming live on Netflix on March 25. The bicoastal showdown — between the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants — features a broadcast team of legendary players and experienced commentators, including Albert Pujols, Anthony Rizzo, and CC Sabathia.
MLB Opening Night marks the premiere of Netflix’s live baseball coverage in partnership with Major League Baseball. Additional marquee events planned throughout the 2026 season include the T-Mobile Home Run Derby and the MLB at Field of Dreams game.
Continue your celebration of our national pastime with these documentaries, each of which offers a closer look at standout stories within the sport. These movies and shows spotlight players all over America — as well as Canada and Japan — plus the coaches in the dugouts, the franchise owners in the offices, and the fans in the stands, all coming together for the love of the game.
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30 for 30: Deion's Double Play
ESPN’s documentary film series includes this episode about Deion Sanders, a multitalented athlete in his (very busy) day. On October 11, 1992, the football cornerback suited up for the Atlanta Falcons in Miami to play the Dolphins. Then, as a baseball outfielder, he flew to Pittsburgh to join his Atlanta Braves teammates for a playoff game. By appearing in an NFL and an MLB game on the same day, Sanders turned the sports world into his playground — making history while he was at it.
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
This doc follows the Portland Mavericks, a now-defunct minor league team in Portland, Oregon, and its five-season stint in the short-season Class A Northwest League. The Mavericks were the league’s only independent club at the time, and owner Bing Russell famously refused corporate sponsorship and hired baseball’s first woman manager, Lanny Moss. The film is directed by Russell’s grandsons, Chapman and Maclain Way, and features interviews with former players, including Russell’s son, athlete-turned-actor Kurt Russell.
The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox
Spend time in the dugout with the Boston Red Sox, one of the most iconic franchises in MLB history. Directed by Greg Whiteley, the eight-episode series follows the Beantown team through their standout 2024 season — their 81-81 season, complete with all the highs and lows as they happen in real time. Between games, the documentary zooms in on players opening up about the physical and mental demands of the sport.
The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox went 86 years between World Series wins, and The Comeback tells the story of how they overcame the “Curse of the Bambino” to triumph in the 2004 Series. An epic clash with the New York Yankees, a sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals to take the crown, and more — this documentary celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Red Sox’s big comeback to become the most-titled team of the millennium.
Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams
Before Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and former Yankee Hideki Matsui played in the US, they each competed in Koshien, Japan’s national high school baseball championship that’s as popular there as the World Series is in America. Director Ema Ryan Yamazaki follows Coach Mizutani and the Yokohama Hayato High School baseball team on their quest to win the 100th annual edition of the high-stakes, single-elimination tournament — and, in the process, captures the burgeoning baseball scene in Japan where it all begins.
The Saint of Second Chances
Meet the father-and-son duo that changed the modern baseball experience. Bill Veeck, a legendary MLB franchise owner and promoter, and his son, Mike, called “the funniest man in baseball,” transformed America’s once-tired pastime by injecting it with new life: giveaways, fireworks, luxury suites, and more. This documentary, from Morgan Neville and Jeff Malmberg, explores the Veeck family legacy: the ups, the downs, and one epic fail that resulted in a fall from grace — before a climb back to the top.
The Turnaround
Jon McCann is a man who loved his sports team so much that he changed the course of its season. The Philadelphia native known as “The Philly Captain” spent the 2023 MLB season encouraging fellow Phillies fans to support struggling shortstop Trea Turner. Rather than boo Turner at bat, McCann rallied attendees to a standing ovation — and the results went viral. The feel-good short film is both an exploration of mental health and a tribute to the importance of community.
Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
On Sept. 29, 2004, the Montreal Expos — the first MLB team to call Canada home — played their final home game. Jean-François Poisson directs this behind-the-scenes look at the controversial decisions, setbacks, and missteps that sealed the cherished team’s fate to relocate to Washington, DC, to become the Washington Nationals. Featuring candid interviews and rare archival footage, the film is equal parts sports drama, cultural love story, and gripping mystery about how it all came to an end.
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