​Major League Baseball is back on NBC. A network that is no stranger to televising memorable baseball moments. Think back to the 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox. Game 6 has long been considered one of the greatest games in baseball history, culminating with Carlton Fisk’s game-winning 12th-inning home run at Fenway Park.Then there was the 1986 World Series, another seven-game classic that put the longtime angst of Red Sox fans on full display. Boston was one strike away from winning the title. Then game six unraveled through a combination of miscues and bad luck that have become part of baseball lore.NBC also carried the 1956 World Series, highlighted by Don Larsen’s perfect game for the Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. There was the 1988 World Series and Kirk Gibson’s unforgettable Game 1 homer on two injured legs. The 1960 World Series featured Bill Mazeroski’s walk-off home run to give the Pittsburgh Pirates the championship, while the 1997 World Series ended with Edgar Renteria’s walk-off hit to give the Florida Marlins the title.Want more history? NBC was also there in 1974 when Hank Aaron hit his record-breaking 715th home run. Indeed, NBC has a long and distinguished baseball resume. After a quarter-century away, the network has reclaimed the Grand Old Game, along with some newfangled wrinkles.A Local FlareOne of the best things NBC is doing this season is incorporating local team broadcasters into its national game coverage. It is a simple concept, but one that adds a tremendous amount of value. | Tune into NBC and Peacock for Astros-Mets at 3 p.m. ET pic.twitter.com/SXE3IxZL2O— NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR) August 30, 2026There is something special about getting the perspective of someone who has watched a particular team all season. Local broadcasters provide information and insight that a strictly national broadcast cannot duplicate. They know the players, personalities, clubhouse dynamics, injuries, slumps and little inside tidbits that don’t necessarily show up in statistics.On NBC, the local broadcasters also maintain a level of objectivity, eschewing over-the-top homerism.NBC is also taking an interesting approach to its pregame coverage. The network’s Sunday Night Baseball pregame show, MLB Countdown to First Pitch, is hosted by the game broadcasters from the broadcast booth. There is no on-field or in-studio pregame show that then throws to the field. That separation no longer exists. Viewers are brought directly into the ballpark and introduced to the voices and faces that will call the game.At first, I was skeptical about the concept, But it does create a seamless and more intimate broadcast. The open of NBC’s Sunday night games features a montage of great baseball moments from the network’s history. For the August 30 game pitting the Astros against the Mets, the video open was followed by a dramatic zoom-in shot of Citi Field, combined with the equally dramatic voice of p