Photo by Ed Delany of MMO
The Mets have their first game of the 2022 season! Kind of, sort of. The Mets are having their first ever Fan First Orange vs Blue game at Clover Park on Friday with a 1:10 p.m. ET start.
The game will be live streamed on all of SNY’s social channels.
Tickets and parking for the game are free, and each fan will also get a soda or beer for free as well.
The Mets first spring training game of 2022 will take place on Saturday vs the Nationals in West Palm Beach at 1:10 p.m. ET.
Here’s the lineups for the game -should be noted that they’re just hitting in the position order.
Home Team
- Robinson Cano – DH
- James McCann – C
- Pete Alonso – 1B
- Jeff McNeil – 2B
- Eduardo Escobar – 3B
- Francisco Lindor – SS
- Mark Canha – LF
- Brandon Nimmo – CF
- Nick Plummer – RF
Righty Jose Rodriguez –minor league signing earlier this offseason– gets the start.
Away Team
- Daniel Palka – DH
- Francisco Alvarez – C
- Dominic Smith – 1B
- Matt Reynolds – 2B
- J.D. Davis – 3B
- Luis Guillorme – SS
- Carlos Cortes – LF
- Khalil Lee – RF
- Jake Mangum – CF
Lefty Thomas Szapucki gets the starts.
The extra position players listed for the game: 3B Brett Baty, OF Travis Jankowski, UT Travis Blankenhorn, C Patrick Mazeika, SS Ronny Mauricio, 3B/1B Mark Vientos, C Tomas Nido, C Nick Meyer, and C Hayden Senger.
The extra pitchers listed for the game: RHP Cole Gordon, RHP RJ Alvarez, RHP Brian Metoyer, RHP Bryce Montes De Oca, and RHP Alex Valverde.
Game Notes
Mets outfielder Starling Marte is still not taking batting practice yet because of a sore oblique.
Buck Showalter was impressed with Carlos Carrasco after he threw two innings of live batting practice on Friday.
