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