The second edition of the 2025 Subway Series kicks off on Friday afternoon at Citi Field. Neither the New York Yankees nor the New York Mets have been great in the last seven days. The Yankees were swept in a high-scoring four-game series by the Toronto Blue Jays,

The Mets look to extend their win streak to four in the second game of the Subway Series at 4:10 p.m. Saturday against the Yankees at Citi Field.

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Subway Series continues this weekend when the New York Mets host the crosstown rival New York Yankees for three games at Citi Field. It is potentially a World Series preview, though neither team has looked the part of a World Series contender the last 3-4 weeks.

The New York Yankees' pitching staff suffered another tough blow on Saturday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Clarke Schmidt will "likely" have Tommy John surgery, which would put an end to his 2025 season—and possibly cost him the majority of the 2026 season as well.

The hits keep coming for the tailspinning Yankees, who announced that starter Clarke Schmidt would need Tommy John surgery after being removed from his start Thursday with forearm tightness. The news comes after the Yankees dropped the opening game of a three game Subway Series with the Mets to push their losing streak to five.