The New York Mets head to Rate Field on August 22, 2026 to take on the Chicago White Sox. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need to know: where to watch, how both teams are playing and who’s starting.
| Game | New York Mets vs. Chicago White Sox |
| League | MLB |
| Date | August 22, 2026 |
| First Pitch | 7:10 p.m. ET |
| Venue | Rate Field, Chicago |
Where to Watch
🇺🇸 United States (local)
- New York Mets: SNY · PIX 11 (WPIX, over the air) · SNY streaming app · available in-market via the MLB app
- Chicago White Sox: Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) · CHSN app streaming
🇺🇸 United States (Spanish-language)
- Telemundo — aired the Opening Day; 25 featured games in 2026 via Telemundo Deportes
- UniMás / TUDN — MLB En Vivo (Tuesdays, 9 p.m. ET) and MLB Esta Semana (Saturdays, 3 p.m. ET)
- NBC Universo — Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish
- FOX Deportes — regular season and Spanish simulcast of FOX’s postseason (Division Series, Championship Series, World Series)
- ESPN Deportes — retained Spanish-language rights for its linear 30-game package
- Peacock — Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish
🇲🇽 Mexico — 5:10 p.m. CT
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games; deal runs 2026–2028
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN — roughly 6 games per week
- TUDN
- Canal FOX — 5-game weekly package: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and two Saturdays
- Disney+ — 6 additional games per week + ESPN simulcast
🇻🇪 Venezuela — 7:10 p.m. VET
- Televén (free to air) — mainly weekends; free streaming on its mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games per day; available on Simple, Inter and NetUno GO
- ByM Sport — 6 days a week via Inter and Simple
- IVC — Tuesday through Sunday
- ESPN / Disney+ — live and on-demand
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 7:10 p.m. AST
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free to air) — 7 games per week, one per day, free. Seventh consecutive year; covers Opening Day through the full World Series, including the Futures Game, Home Run Derby, All-Star Game and all of the postseason
- ESPN
- 1BASEBALL — via Altice
- FOX / FS1 / FS2 / FOX Deportes
- teleantillas.com.do (free stream)
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico — 7:10 p.m. AST
- WAPA Deportes (free to air) — regular season, typically Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; exclusive island broadcast of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- MLB.TV
Note on MLB.TV: it remains an out-of-market product. An in-market local subscription is sold separately inside the MLB app (around $19.99/month or $99.99/season) and is blackout-free locally. Games that are exclusive to national partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not part of the MLB.TV package — that’s a rights issue, not a blackout. No public blackout map exists for Latin American countries.
How Both Teams Are Playing
- New York Mets: 58-71 (.450)
- Chicago White Sox: 67-61 (.523)
Starting Pitchers
- New York Mets — Christian Scott (RHP): 4-3, 3.51 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 105 strikeouts in 84.2 innings
- Chicago White Sox — Luis Castillo (RHP): 4-9, 4.99 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 102 strikeouts in 115.1 innings · from Baní, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
Keys to the Game
The White Sox come in at 67-61 looking to protect their divisional standing, while the Mets at 58-71 are running out of time to stay relevant in the final weeks of August. On the mound, the contrast is clear: Scott carries a solid 3.51 ERA for New York, while Castillo’s 4.99 ERA this season could give the Mets’ bats an opening. The Dominican righty has allowed runs at a higher clip, which makes this a potential opportunity for a struggling New York lineup to do some damage on the road.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays and video highlights.
