Spring Training Game Chat: Mets vs. Yankees, 1:05 P.M

Sunday, February 22, 2026 • 1:05 PM
George M. Steinbrenner Field • Tampa, FL
RHP Justin Hagenman (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Luis Gil (0-0, -.–)
Gotham Sports App • MLBN • 880 AM

The New York Mets head to Tampa Bay this afternoon for a very early trip across the entire state of Florida. The Yankees scored 20 runs in victory Saturday. The Mets dropped their first spring game 2-1 against Miami.

Mets Lineup

1. Carson Benge – RF
2. Mark Vientos – 1B
3. Luis Torrens – C
4. Jared Young – DH
5. Christian Arroyo – 3B
6. Ryan Clifford – LF
7. Vidal Bruján – 2B
8. Cristian Pache – CF
9. Grae Kessinger – SS

Starting Pitcher: Justin Hagenman

Yankees Lineup

1. Trent Grisham – CF
2. Aaron Judge – DH
3. Cody Bellinger – LF
4. Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 2B
5. Paul Goldschmidt – 1B
6. Austin Wells – C
7. Amed Rosario – 3B
8. Yanquiel Fernández – RF
9. José Caballero – SS

Starting Pitcher: Luis Gil

Game Notes

Sunday’s spring training game will only on be on MLBN if you live out-of-market. There is no SNY/WPIX coverage but there is radio coverage on 880 AM. As for Yankees coverage, the game is on the Gotham Sports App, which carries the Yankees, Nets, Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, Devils and Sabres.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Justin Hagenman. Hagenman was drafted by the Dodgers in 2018 and traded to the Red Sox in 2023. He finally made his major league debut last season with the Mets. He pitched in nine games including one start totaling 23 2/3 innings with a 4.56 ERA, 3.77 FIP, 1.099 WHIP and an 89 ERA+. He pitched multiple innings every time he pitched for the Mets last season, saving the bullpen multiple, valuable innings of work. We saw the Mets were aggressive already getting pitchers multiple innings of work in their first spring training game and we’ll see if that pattern continues today with Justin Hagenman. As a bonus challenge for Justin Hagenman, the Yankees are throwing out a regular, major league heavy batting order to start the game.
2. Carson Benge. Leading off for the Mets today is the highest rated position prospect in the Mets system right now. Benge has been ranked No. 19 by Baseball America, No. 10 by Baseball Prospectus, No. 16 by MLB Pipeline, and No. 21 by FanGraphs. He’s coming off of a minor league season where he played across three levels with a .281/.385/.472 with 15 homers and 22 stolen bases.
3. Ryan Clifford. Ryan Clifford (No. 86 Baseball Prospectus) is the last of the prospects left from the Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer trades a couple of seasons ago. Last season Clifford played first and the outfield when he wasn’t the designated hitter. If you look at his time in the field only, he played in the outfield about 40% of the time. In 2024, he had a 133 wRC+ in Binghamton (Double-A) and last season he hit .237/.356/.470 between Binghamton and Syracuse (Triple-A) with 29 homers.

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