Houston Astros vs. New York Mets - News - March 01, 2026 | FOX Sports

The A's and Giants have the best robot-ump challenge rates in the first 10 days of spring

The Athletics had the highest success rate using the robot-umpire system to overturn ball/strike calls during the first 10 days of spring training, winning 69.2% of challenges as t...

MARCH 2 • Associated Press

Lucas Spence - Included in Monday's lineup Spence (neck) will start in left field and bat seventh in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Spence will check back into the Astros' spring lineup after a neck issue and kept him out of action since Tuesday. Regarding as one of the top position prospects in the organization, Spence is likely to open the 2026 season at Double-A Corpus Christi or Triple-A Sugar Land.

MARCH 2 • ROTOWIRE

Mets Top Prospects The Official Site of Major League Baseball

MARCH 2 • MLB.COM

Here are the Mets' 2026 Top 30 prospects Nolan McLean might already be a household name around Queens. He was the Mets’ de facto ace down the stretch last year. Until the club acqui...

MARCH 2 • MLB.COM

NY Mets star Freddy Peralta makes something clear about his future ahead of upcoming 2026 MLB season The New York Mets, aiming for their third World Series title, have bolstered their roster by adding Freddy Peralta along with several other...

MARCH 2 • BOLAVIP.COM

Jake Meyers - Back in action Meyers (back) is starting in center field and batting sixth Monday against the Nationals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact He dealt with back spasms over the weekend but is back as expected Monday. Meyers seems like a pretty safe bet to open the year as the Astros' starting center fielder as long as he's healthy.

MARCH 2 • ROTOWIRE

Yordan Alvarez - In Monday's lineup Alvarez is starting at designated hitter and batting second Monday against the Nationals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact This is the spring debut for the power-hitting designated hitter, as the Astros have eased him into things. Alvarez was limited to 48 games last year due to hand and ankle injuries, but he is consistently one of the best hitters in the game when healthy.

MARCH 2 • ROTOWIRE