The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees meet at Yankee Stadium on September 22, 2026, with first pitch set for 1:05 p.m. ET. Tampa Bay rolls in at 95-60 (.613); New York sits at 89-66 (.574) and badly needs a win to keep its playoff hopes breathing in late September.
Game Info
- Matchup: Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
- League: MLB
- Date: September 22, 2026
- First Pitch: 1:05 p.m. ET · 11:05 a.m. Mexico City · 1:05 p.m. Caracas / Santo Domingo
- Venue: Yankee Stadium
How to Watch
🇲🇽 Mexico — 11:05 a.m.
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games; part of the 2026–2028 broadcast agreement
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN — ~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 — 1:05 p.m.
- Televén (free) — Mainly weekends; free streaming on their mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games per day. Available via 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 — 1:05 p.m.
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free) — 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)
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico — 1:05 p.m.
- WAPA Deportes (free) — Regular season (typically Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays). Exclusive island broadcast of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- MLB.TV
🇺🇸 United States (Spanish-language)
- Telemundo — Presented 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)
- Universo / Peacock — Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish
- FOX Deportes — Regular season + Spanish simulcast of FOX’s postseason: Division Series, Championship Series, and World Series
- ESPN Deportes — ESPN retained Spanish-language rights for its 30-game linear package
Local Feeds
- Tampa Bay Rays: Rays.TV · over-the-air on WMOR · direct streaming at RAYS.TV · available without local blackout inside the MLB app
- New York Yankees: YES Network · direct streaming on the Gotham Sports App
A Note on MLB.TV
MLB.TV remains an out-of-market product. For 22 of 30 clubs, there is a separate local in-market subscription sold inside the MLB app (~$19.99/month or ~$99.99/season) that is blackout-free. Games exclusive to national streaming partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not included in MLB.TV — that’s a rights issue, not a technical blackout. There is no public MLB.TV blackout map for Latin American countries.
Starting Pitchers
- Tampa Bay — Nick Martinez (RHP): 15-4, 2.94 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 101 strikeouts in 171.1 innings
- New York — Carlos Rodón (LHP): 6-3, 2.95 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 83 strikeouts in 76.1 innings
Keys to the Game
This one has all the makings of a tight pitchers’ duel. Martinez and Rodón carry virtually identical ERAs — 2.94 vs. 2.95 — making this as even a matchup as you’ll find on a mound. Tampa Bay is pushing to lock up its spot with a 95-60 record, while the Yankees at 89-66 can’t afford to slip in a game this late in September.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays, and a video recap.
