The Mets jumped on Paul Skenes early en route to a dominant win over the Pirates on Opening Day 2026. Here are the highlights.

AI’s prediction has the Mets roaring out of the gates to begin the year. Juan Soto starts the year playing at an MVP level, swatting six home runs in April, while Freddy Peralta pitches like an ace (1.95 ERA) over the first month of the season.

The Mets (3-1) settled the matter in nine innings after two straight days playing extra frames. They split those games against the Pirates, receiving solid performances from David Peterson and Nolan McLean in the process.

Major League Baseball returned to New York City on Thursday as the Mets opened their 2026 season with an 11-7 win over the Pirates at Citi Field.

The Mets' bats were firing on all cylinders in their Opening Day win against the Pirates.

The Mets begin their 2026 MLB season against the Pirates at 1:15 p.m. ET from Citi Field. NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes will be on the mound for the Pirates against Freddy Peralta, who will be making his first regular-season Mets start.

The dominant storyline regarding the Mets all offseason was about the roster turnover. If you look up and down yesterday’s Opening Day lineup, about half of the players in it are new faces, most of whom weren’t even in the organization last season.

After Ryan O’Hearn and Henry Davis put them ahead by two in the top of the 10th, a game-saving relay home in the bottom of the inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates their first victory of the season with a 4-3 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon.