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Mets vs Yankees Subway Series live updates: News, highlights, score from Citi Field

Nypost · · 755 words · By Bridget Reilly; Mollie Walker; Greg Joyce; Angela Tricarico; Mike Puma
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The Mets and Yankees renew their cross-borough rivalry for the first time in 2026.

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What happened

The Mets and Yankees renew their cross-borough rivalry for the first time in 2026.

Why it matters

The Yankees (27-17) arrive in Queens looking to solidify their chase for the AL East top spot, while the Mets (18-25) enter the series with momentum, riding a three-game winning streak after a disastrous start.

Common ground

Or will Cam Schlittler stifle the Amazin’s offense?

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Schlittler’s first start in the Subway Series on Friday night... at Citi Field”
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Multiple sources confirm Cam Schlittler is scheduled to start Friday night at Citi Field against the Mets/Clay Holmes.
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web search NEUTRAL — The first pitching matchup of the series will be between two of the top pitchers in their respective leagues as Clay Holmes faces off against Cam Schlittler and his former team.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2026/05/15…
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web search NEUTRAL — Subway Series kicks off with tantalizing Schlittler-Holmes faceoff. 5:08 PM UTC.MLB Rivalry Weekend presented by Booking.com debuted just last year, but it is the perfect time for another edition of N…
https://www.mlb.com/news/cam-schlittler-clay-holmes-start-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK — Friday night’s Subway Series opener at Citi Field is not just a rivalry game.The game starts at 7:15 p.m. at Citi Field. It airs on Apple TV+. It will also be streamed live on a Times Squar…
https://pinstripesnation.com/yankees-mets-subway-series-clay…
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Claim 2: “The Yankees have only won four of their last 10, with just one win in their last six games.”
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Claim 3: “Clay Holmes... first start against Yankees set for Subway Series”
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Multiple sources confirm Clay Holmes is pitching for the Mets and is scheduled to face the Yankees in the Subway Series.
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web search NEUTRAL — A three-game series between the Yankees and Mets begins Friday with a mound matchup that makes you think the first team to score just three runs might be the victor. Breakout star Cam Schlittler will …
https://www.mlb.com/news/cam-schlittler-clay-holmes-start-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees and New York Mets will meet for the first Subway Series of the season this weekend in Queens having taken very different routes to the clash.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48770097/mlb-2026-new-yo…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Mets pitcher Clay Holmes.Following yet another strong start against the Los Angeles Angels (in which he piloted the New York Mets to an all-too-rare series win), it's safe to say that Clay Ho…
https://risingapple.com/ny-mets-risk-wasting-great-season-cr…
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Claim 4: “It’s been well over a year and a half since Clay Holmes last wore pinstripes.”
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The claim is supported by a cross-reference from the NY Post and the context of Holmes now playing for the Mets.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees Team Logo New York YankeesNY Yankees.Holmes has induced ground balls on 70 of his 630 pitches this season (11.1 percent), which ranks fifth among players who have thrown at least 500 …
https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/clay-holmes-allows-2-runs-or-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — BEHIND THE NY – Episode 4 – How the Yankees Built Their New Scoreboard | NEW YORK YANKEES 2026. New York Yankees. 47K views • 1 month ago.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAQ_4ELJodnKuNqviK86Dg
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are relieved to see Clay Holmes looking like his old self. Since returning from a back injury on August 29, Holmes is yet to give up a hit in two innings and has three strikeouts …
https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/news-insanity-that-ball…
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Claim 5: “the Mets have stopped playing Mark Vientos at third base... and moved him to first”
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Claim 6: “The Mets and Yankees renew their cross-borough rivalry for the first time in 2026.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the 2026 Subway Series is taking place this weekend at Citi Field.
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web search NEUTRAL — This weekend at Citi Field, the New York Mets will host the crosstown rival New York Yankees in the first leg of the 2026 Subway Series.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mets-yankees-prediction-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees and New York Mets will meet for the first Subway Series of the season this weekend in Queens having taken very different routes to the clash.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48770097/mlb-2026-new-yo…
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web search NEUTRAL — It is the latest in the Subway Series of rivalries between New York-based teams. Until interleague play started, the two teams had only met in exhibition games. Since the inception of interleague play…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mets–Yankees_rivalry
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Claim 7: “which also marks the 30th season of the Subway Series.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny if 2026 is the 30th season of the Subway Series.
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Claim 8: “this year, the Mets are entering the weekend on a hot streak winning seven of their last 10 including a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers.”
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Claim 9: “Across the first 25 starts of his big league career, playoffs included, Cam Schlittler has pitched in plenty of big games.”
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The NY Post claims Schlittler has 25 starts, but a specific stats source mentions '14 career starts', creating a direct contradiction in the number of starts.
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web search NEUTRAL — 14 career starts, trailing only Dave Righetti (22R in first 14GS from 1979-81)...his 14R allowed over his first nine starts from 7/9-8/30 were the fewest by a Yankee through his first nine career star…
https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-schlittler-693645
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web search NEUTRAL — Cameron John Schlittler (born February 5, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Northeastern Hu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Schlittler
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web search NEUTRAL — Cam Schlittler. Position: Starting Pitcher.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=s…
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Claim 10: “The New York Yankees will head to Queens to face their crosstown rivals, the New York Mets, in a three-game weekend series”
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Although the specific claim index 8 had no direct evidence, the evidence for claims 0, 3, and 7 explicitly confirms a three-game series in Queens (Citi Field) this weekend.
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Claim 11: “Last year, the teams split the Subway Series by winning three games each.”
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Claim 12: “the Mets’ 9-4 win over the Tigers on Thursday to cap a series sweep.”
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Multiple independent sources (mlive.com, other news reports) confirm the Mets beat the Tigers 9-4 on Thursday, May 14, 2026, to complete a sweep.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Mets beat the Tigers 9-4 on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field to complete a three-game sweep. The Tigers (19-25) dropped into last place in the American League Central and are now 7-19 on …
https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2026/05/detroit-tigers-fall-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A.J. Ewing hit his first big league home run to spark a comeback for the New York Mets, who completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 9-4 win on.
https://wwmt.com/sports/content/tigers-swept-after-mets-pull…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Mets' A.J. Ewing (9) celebrates in the dugout with teammates after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in New Yor…
https://upnorthlive.com/sports/content/aj-ewing-hits-1st-big…
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Claim 13: “the Mets (18-25) enter the series with momentum, riding a three-game winning streak”
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While the evidence confirms the Mets are in the NL East, no independent sources corroborate the specific 18-25 record or the current three-game winning streak.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League East Divisi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Mets.Star Watch. Olson having a season to remember. Murakami dingers are INEVITABLE. Ohtani in a league of his own. Polar Bear is heating up! Miz is bringing absolute HEAT. Bellinger MVP seas…
https://www.mlb.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — PHOENIX — The New York Mets sat in dead silence Sunday afternoon.And until that winning streak happens, if it happens, the Mets will be mocked and ridiculed throughout the baseball world as the Worst …
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nigh…
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Claim 14: “The Fielding Bible, which ranks teams by defensive runs saved, had the Mets seventh in MLB as Thursday’s play began at plus-13.”
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Claim 15: “Last season, the Mets finished 15th at plus-25.”
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Claim 16: “The Yankees (27-17) arrive in Queens”
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The claim is supported by a cross-reference from the NY Post and corroborating context in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The official YouTube home of the 27-time World Series Champions New York Yankees. There will never be another John Sterling. His voice and legacy will live on forever John was the voice of the Yankees…
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAQ_4ELJodnKuNqviK86Dg
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web search NEUTRAL — yankees record last 10 seasons.Yankees. 17-9.
https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/yankees-record-last-10-seas…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees center fielder Spencer Jones #78, hitting a solo homer in the 2nd inning.Batting about 1.000 on decisions lately, the Yankees kept their perfect recent record going by calling up big-…
https://nypost.com/new-york-yankees/
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