Friday, February 28, 2025 • 1:10 PM
Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, FL
LHP Shinnosuke Ogasawara (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Brandon Sproat (0-0, -.–)
SNY

Huge day for Mets fans – we can actually watch the game this afternoon!

After several days on the road with limited coverage and yesterday’s home game that had no TV or radio coverage, the Mets will be back on our TV sets this afternoon as they take on the Washington Nationals.

The Mets finally got their second win of the spring on Thursday, staying undefeated at Clover Park. Brett Baty had a huge two-run homer, his second of the spring. Clay Holmes had another terrific start, and top prospect Ryan Clifford had his first home run.

Today, the Mets look to another top prospect in right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat as he makes his spring debut.

Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Mets Lineup

  1. Francisco Lindor – SS
  2. Juan Soto – RF
  3. Pete Alonso – 1B
  4. Brandon Nimmo – LF
  5. Mark Vientos – 3B
  6. Luis Torrens – C
  7. Tyrone Taylor – CF
  8. Jared Young – DH
  9. Luisangel Acuña – 2B

Opposing Lineup

  1. James Wood – DH
  2. Amed Rosario – 2B
  3. José Tena – 3B
  4. Keibert Ruiz – C
  5. Alex Call – RF
  6. Robert Hassell III – CF
  7. Juan Yepez – 1B
  8. Andrew Pinckney – LF
  9. Nasim Nuñez – SS

Game Notes

  • Nimmo will see the field for the first time this spring while continuing to recover from plantar fasciitis, which has plagued him for the better part of a year. The 31-year-old remains integral to New York’s offense, and getting him back into the lineup is a huge step with about a month to go before Opening Day.
  • Manager Carlos Mendoza spoke on Friday about the potential role José Ureña can play for the club after signing a minor league deal on Thursday amidst several injuries on the pitching front: “This is a guy that can start for us,” Mendoza said. “He’s gonna get stretched out — we gotta get with him and see where he’s at. He was pitching in winter ball, but the goal is to kind of get him stretched out. He can pitch out of the bullpen multiple innings.”

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Brandon Sproat Time! Sproat enters 2025 as the No. 61 prospect according to Baseball America, No. 39 in Baseball Prospectus’ rankings and No. 46 on MLB Pipeline. The pitcher, who’s twice been drafted by the Mets, is in line for an eventual 2025 call up. Sproat turned heads with Double-A Binghamton in 2024 with a 2.45 ERA over 62 1/3 innings with a 11.1 K/9, and he is the player to watch this afternoon.
  2. José Buttó: Jose Buttó had a clean inning his last time out. No hits, no walks, no anything. He was a massive part of the Mets’ bullpen last season, and their current plans are to keep him in that role. This afternoon, we’ll look to see if he stays at one inning of relief or if the Mets stretch him to two.
  3. Brandon Nimmo’s first spring appearance! Nimmo is in the lineup today! He is coming off a year where he battled through injuries but still played in over 150 games with an OPS+ of 107. He hit over 20 home runs for a second season in a row and is still one of the most important bats in the Mets lineup. A major question this season is where does he hit in the order? Lindor and Soto have the No. 1 and No. 2 spots all but locked up. Alonso makes the most sense after Soto. So is Nimmo the cleanup hitter? At the very least, we’ll see that version of him today!

Let’s go Mets!