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Mets baseball is officially back.
Before the team took the field for their Opening Day meeting with the Pirates, though, we had to go through the festivities that come with the day.
With this roster completely overhauled from last season, player introductions gave the fan base their first opportunity to welcome the several new faces to Citi Field.
Bo Bichette, Freddy Peralta, Luis Robert Jr, and Devin Williams were among those who received a big hand from the orange and blue faithful.
Familiar faces such as Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez, Nolan McLean, and Kodai Senga also received a warm welcome back home.
Arguably the loudest cheers of the day, though, came when top prospect Carson Benge came running out of the Mets’ dugout for the first time wearing his No. 3 jersey ahead of his MLB debut.
Here's some of the scenes from the pregame festivities…
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Before the team took the field for their Opening Day meeting with the Pirates, though, we had to go through the festivities that come with the day.
With this roster completely overhauled from last season, player introductions gave the fan base their first opportunity to welcome the several new faces to Citi Field.
Bo Bichette, Freddy Peralta, Luis Robert Jr, and Devin Williams were among those who received a big hand from the orange and blue faithful.
Familiar faces such as Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez, Nolan McLean, and Kodai Senga also received a warm welcome back home.
Arguably the loudest cheers of the day, though, came when top prospect Carson Benge came running out of the Mets’ dugout for the first time wearing his No. 3 jersey ahead of his MLB debut.
Here's some of the scenes from the pregame festivities…
Howie Rose welcomes the fans to Citi Field for the 2026 season! pic.twitter.com/0tEYQHBm4f
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 26, 2026
Francisco Lindor is introduced on Opening Day pic.twitter.com/MFsF8EOdrG
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 26, 2026
Juan Soto gets a big Opening Day Citi Field ovation pic.twitter.com/45Ap2uNDs0
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 26, 2026
A huge ovation for Carson Benge ahead of his MLB debut! pic.twitter.com/YSE27VNgft
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 26, 2026
Nolan McLean is introduced to the Citi Field crowd on Opening Day pic.twitter.com/bMmLJSEBXB
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 26, 2026
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