FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Red Sox play their first baseball of 2026 Friday at JetBlue Park, also known as Fenway South.
The Northeastern Huskies are in town for the annual exhibition game, but will face more major leaguers than usual due to the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Nate Eaton and Masataka Yoshida are batting in the top spots in the lineup before they report to Team Britain and Team Japan, respectively. Yoshida will play five innings Friday and Saturday before he leaves to report for the WBC, manager Alex Cora said pregame.
Pitching prospect Tyler Uberstine will start for the Red Sox.
Red Sox lineup
Eaton RF
Yoshida LF
Campbell CF
Hickey 1B
Romero 2B
Capra 3B
Cheng SS
Castro DH
Rosario C
Northeastern University lineup
Musacchia SS
Feinberg CF
Gerety RF
Brinker C
Cha 1B
Walsh 2B
Ruggiero LF
Bentley DH
Aschettino 3B
Probable pitchers
TBD vs. Tyler Uberstine
How to watch Northeastern vs. Red Sox
When: 1:05 p.m. ET, JetBlue Park
Watch: NESN, NESN 360
