Live blog: Red Sox still not at Citi Field. Will the Mets game start on time?
A view of the field on Opening Day at Citi Field for the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
The Mets and Red Sox are scheduled to play tonight at 7;15 p.m. at Citi Field, but the Red Sox haven't arrived yet.
The Red Sox have landed.
The Boston Red Sox have landed at LaGuardia pic.twitter.com/cHXO0GdMMv
— Mets2026 (@Mets2026) July 10, 2026
Live view of Delta 8879 approaching LaGuardia. Red Sox Nation, we’ll see you soon. #lgm #dirtywater pic.twitter.com/NSsCguJ99H
— Jay McCroy (@JayMccroy) July 10, 2026
Who makes the call on if the Red Sox-Mets game gets delayed?
Mets interim manager Andy Green explained what he's heard about the Red Sox plane issues.
“I heard this morning that they didn't get out last night. And for whatever reason, they struggled again getting out this morning. So, yeah, I became aware of it early this morning. I was not awake at the point in time when they were still sitting on the runway last night.”
Green said he never had any experience with a flight snafu like Boston’s, “even with a lot of years in minor-league baseball and Triple-A.”
“I think I had some times where maybe we arrived at 2 o'clock for a 7 o'clock game, but we're well past 2 o'clock already, and they're airborne,” Green said. “Unfortunate set of circumstances.”
He also was asked if MLB is solely in control of the situation or if the home team has some input.
“I don't have the answer to that,” Green said. “I know David [Stearns] is involved in conversations right now, and we'll wait and see what happens. We're hanging in with the rest of you right now.”
Track the Red Sox plane here.
No Red Sox at Citi Field yet
There’s a baseball game happening at Citi Field on Friday night, and the Mets are taking home-field advantage to another level – though to no fault of their own.
The Red Sox, who finished their series with the White Sox in Chicago on Thursday afternoon, were still in the air around three hours before their 7:15 p.m. game against the Mets in Queens. Their rumored flight, Delta flight 8879, was scheduled to land at 4:32 p.m. at LaGuardia Airport, just a few miles away from Citi Field.
Mets interim manager Andy Green said at his pregame news conference shortly after 3:50 p.m. that they are preparing for the game to start on time.
“They're airborne right now, as far as I know,” Green said. “And I'm sure MLB will make some level of a determination if something needs to change.
“As of now, we're preparing like our game is going to start on time. Until we get information otherwise, that's how we're going to keep preparing.”
