Overview
- Game 1 starts Friday at 7:15 p.m. ET at Citi Field and streams only on Apple TV, with a special Times Square screen set to carry the broadcast.
- Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler enters 5-1 with a 1.35 ERA and early Cy Young buzz, while Mets right-hander Clay Holmes has a 1.86 ERA and has not allowed more than two runs in any of his eight starts.
- The Yankees arrive 27-17 but in a funk after dropping five of six and two straight series, whereas the Mets are 18-25 yet riding a sweep of the Tigers and a recent boost from rookies A.J. Ewing and Carson Benge.
- Injuries shape both lineups, with the Mets missing Francisco Lindor and catcher Francisco Alvarez after meniscus surgery and the Yankees awaiting elbow imaging on Max Fried and still without Giancarlo Stanton.
- Juan Soto’s move to the Mets on a record 15-year deal adds heat to the matchup, and the Yankees hold the all-time regular-season edge in the Subway Series since 1997.