Baseball fans were left angry Sunday night when NBC did not broadcast the New York Yankees versus Boston Red Sox game as scheduled, instead showing golf coverage. The network's Sunday Night Baseball broadcast was set to air the final game of the four-game series from Fenway Park, with coverage anticipated to start at 7 p.m. ET before the first pitch at 7:20 p.m. However, viewers tuning in found golf coverage from the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship. A significant weather delay due to thunderstorms in Connecticut had suspended play for nearly 90 minutes, pushing back the resumption of the golf tournament past the scheduled start time for the baseball game.
Despite the golf delay, NBC chose to continue airing the Travelers Championship and even switched to coverage of the Women's PGA Championship rather than broadcast the baseball game or its pregame show. Fans were directed to watch the Yankees-Red Sox game on streaming service Peacock or on NBCSN. The golf tournament did not conclude, with Scottie Scheffler forcing a playoff against Viktor Hovland on the 18th hole, which was scheduled to take place the following morning.
Frustrated viewers took to social media platform X to voice their anger. Many criticized the decision to prioritize golf over a storied MLB rivalry. One user expressed disappointment at finding golf on NBC instead of the Yankees-Red Sox game, noting the significance of the rivalry. Another described the situation as "absolutely B*****T" and unacceptable. Comments also highlighted the difficulty some fans had in accessing the game through alternative platforms like Peacock. Another fan lamented that NBC had "disrupted Sunday night baseball" for a golf event.
The Red Sox ultimately won the game 5-4 in the 10th inning with a walk-off home run by Jarren Duran.