There’s no better Mets tradition than tuning in to hear Gary, Keith, and Ron calling the team’s first game of the season. Unfortunately, Major League Baseball decided to make a deal that delays that joyous occasion until the Mets’ second game of the year, as the team’s Opening Day game against the Pirates tomorrow is going to be on NBC and Peacock.
Since we’re all stuck in this GKR-less reality until Saturday afternoon, though, here are the pertinent details.
First pitch: 1:15 PM EDT on Thursday, March
26, 2026 TV: NBC or Peacock Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2
Considering this is Howie Rose’s final season as the radio voice of the Mets, you might want to sync up the radio broadcast with your video feed. Speaking from personal experience, applications like Audio Hijack, which is exclusive to macOS and requires a paid license, are capable of pausing and time-shifting audio from any app, making it possible to sync in that direction.
If you’re not looking to make the effort to sync, though, you should know that former Mets players Al Leiter and Neil walker will be in the NBC/Peacock booth alongside Matt Vasgersian, who’s on play-by-play duties. And Adam Ottavino will be doing analysis on the pregame show.
