Overview
- New York confirmed an Opening Day plan with Max Fried, Cam Schlittler, Will Warren and Ryan Weathers taking the first four starts.
- Luis Gil will stay in Tampa for live batting practice to build up, and the club is weighing an option to Triple-A so he can start regularly before a likely call-up when a fifth starter is first needed around April 11.
- New York is likelier to carry an extra reliever to open the season, with candidates including Rule 5 pick Cade Winquest, who must stay on the MLB roster or be offered back, plus Brent Headrick, Jake Bird and Osvaldo Bido.
- Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said prospect Carson Benge won the Opening Day job in right field after MJ Melendez was optioned and Mike Tauchman tore a meniscus.
- The Nationals placed right-hander Josiah Gray on the 60-day injured list and selected left-hander Cionel Pérez to the 40-man roster, a move that signals Gray will miss at least two months and fills the depth slot he vacated.