The Tampa Bay Rays (96-62) head to the Bronx to face the New York Yankees (91-67) on September 24, 2026. First pitch at Yankee Stadium is set for 7:05 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need to know: who’s starting, how both teams are positioned, and where to watch.
Game Info
- Matchup: Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
- League: MLB
- Date: September 24, 2026
- First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. ET | 5:05 p.m. Mexico City | 7:05 p.m. Caracas / Santo Domingo
- Venue: Yankee Stadium, New York
Where to Watch
🇺🇸 United States
- YES Network — Yankees local broadcast; streaming via Gotham Sports App
- Rays.TV / WMOR — Rays local broadcast; available in-market without local blackout through the MLB app
- Telemundo / UniMás / TUDN — Spanish-language coverage (Telemundo carried Opening Day; UniMás/TUDN air 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 and Spanish simulcast of FOX postseason (Division Series, LCS, World Series)
- ESPN Deportes — ESPN retained Spanish-language rights for its 30-game linear package
🇲🇽 Mexico (5:05 p.m. local)
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games under the 2026–2028 broadcast agreement
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN / Disney+ — ~6 games per week; Disney+ also carries 6 additional games plus ESPN simulcasts
- TUDN / Canal FOX — Up to 5 games per week (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and two Saturdays)
🇻🇪 Venezuela (7:05 p.m. local)
- Televén — Free over-the-air, mainly weekends; free streaming on the Televén mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games per day; available via Simple, Inter and NetUno GO
- ByM Sport — Six days a week via Inter and Simple
- IVC — Tuesday through Sunday
- ESPN / Disney+ — Live and on-demand
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (7:05 p.m. local)
- Teleantillas Canal 10 — Free over-the-air, one game daily (7 per week); seventh consecutive season covering Opening Day through the World Series, including the All-Star Game, Home Run Derby and Futures Game
- ESPN / 1BASEBALL — Via Altice
- FOX / FS1 / FS2 / FOX Deportes
- teleantillas.com.do — Free streaming
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico (7:05 p.m. local)
- WAPA Deportes — Free over-the-air during the regular season (typically Friday–Sunday); exclusive island broadcast of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- MLB.TV
Note on MLB.TV: MLB.TV remains an out-of-market product. Twenty-two of 30 clubs offer a separate in-market local subscription inside the MLB app (~$19.99/month or ~$99.99/season), which is not subject to local blackouts. Games exclusive to national partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not included in MLB.TV — that’s a rights issue, not a blackout. No public MLB.TV blackout map exists for Latin American countries.
How Both Teams Are Sitting
- Tampa Bay Rays: 96-62 (.608)
- New York Yankees: 91-67 (.576)
Starting Pitchers
- Rays — Ian Seymour (LHP): 9-7, 4.38 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 155 strikeouts in 127.1 innings
- Yankees — Cam Schlittler (RHP): 14-6, 1.94 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 234 strikeouts in 190.2 innings
Keys to the Game
The pitching matchup is the story. Cam Schlittler has been one of the best starters in baseball this season — a 1.94 ERA and 234 strikeouts in 190.2 innings is elite by any measure. Ian Seymour has been serviceable but comes in with a 4.38 ERA, giving New York a clear edge on the mound despite Tampa Bay’s superior record. The Rays hold a five-game cushion in the standings, but a late-September game at Yankee Stadium is never a given.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays and a video recap.
