The New York Mets and Chicago White Sox face off at Rate Field on August 23, 2026, with first pitch set for 2:10 p.m. ET (12:10 p.m. Mexico City / 2:10 p.m. Caracas & Santo Domingo). Here’s the full breakdown: where to watch, how both clubs are sitting, and who takes the ball.
| Game | New York Mets vs. Chicago White Sox |
|---|---|
| League | MLB |
| Date | August 23, 2026 |
| First Pitch | 2:10 p.m. ET · 12:10 p.m. Mexico City · 2:10 p.m. Caracas · 2:10 p.m. Santo Domingo |
| Venue | Rate Field, Chicago |
Where to Watch
- 🇲🇽 Mexico (12:10 p.m.): Canal 5 (up to 55 regular-season games under its 2026–2028 deal) · NU9VE (Canal 9, Sunday game) · ESPN (~6 games/week) · TUDN · FOX (5-game weekly package: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, two Saturdays) · Disney+ (6 additional games/week + ESPN simulcast)
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela (2:10 p.m.): Televén (free, mainly weekends; free streaming on its mobile app) · 1BASEBALL (24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games/day — via Simple, Inter, NetUno GO) · ByM Sport (6 days/week via Inter and Simple) · IVC (Tuesday–Sunday) · ESPN (live and replays) · Disney+
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (2:10 p.m.): Teleantillas Canal 10 (free — 7 games/week, one per day, seventh consecutive year; covers Opening Day through the full World Series, including Futures Game, Home Run Derby, All-Star Game, and entire postseason) · ESPN · 1BASEBALL (via Altice) · FOX / FS1 / FS2 / FOX Deportes · teleantillas.com.do (free) · MLB.TV
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico (2:10 p.m.): WAPA Deportes (free — regular season, typically Friday–Sunday; exclusive island broadcast of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby) · MLB.TV
- 🇺🇸 United States — Spanish-language (2:10 p.m. ET): Telemundo (presented Opening Day) · UniMás / TUDN (‘MLB En Vivo’ Tuesdays 9 p.m. ET; ‘MLB Esta Semana’ Saturdays 3 p.m. ET) · Universo (Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish; 25 featured games in 2026 via Telemundo Deportes) · FOX Deportes (regular season + Spanish simulcast of FOX postseason: Division Series, Championship Series, World Series) · ESPN Deportes (retained Spanish-language rights for its 30-game linear package) · Peacock (Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish)
Local Broadcasts
- New York Mets: SNY · over-the-air PIX 11 (WPIX) · direct streaming on SNY · available without local blackout inside the MLB app
- Chicago White Sox: Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) · direct streaming on the CHSN app
A Note on MLB.TV
MLB.TV remains an out-of-market product. Twenty-two of the 30 clubs offer a separate local in-market subscription sold inside the MLB app (~$19.99/month or ~$99.99/season) that is free of local blackouts. Games exclusive to national partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not on MLB.TV — that’s a rights issue, not a technical blackout. No public blackout map exists for Latin American countries, so availability may vary.
How Both Teams Are Trending
- New York Mets: 59–71 (.454)
- Chicago White Sox: 67–62 (.519)
Chicago holds the better position, sitting at 67–62 and looking to protect its divisional standing down the August stretch. The Mets, at 59–71, need wins badly to avoid falling further off the pace.
Starting Pitchers
- New York Mets — Nolan McLean (RHP): 9–8, 3.34 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 162 strikeouts in 142.2 innings
- Chicago White Sox — Sean Newcomb (LHP): 1–3, 2.44 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 64 strikeouts in 70.0 innings
Keys to the Game
Newcomb has been quietly sharp for Chicago — a 2.44 ERA and 1.10 WHIP give the Sox a real edge on the mound today. McLean counters with his strikeout ability: 162 punchouts on the season show he can get outs in bunches, even if his ERA sits higher at 3.34. For the Mets, they’ll need to get to Newcomb early; for the Sox, keeping that lead in the standings means taking care of business against a struggling club.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays, and video highlights.
