LAS VEGAS -- Things are about to get real.
The New York Mets complete their exhibition schedule with a 4:05 p.m. ET game against the Chicago Cubs at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Friday. Then it’s off to Kansas City, where the Mets will open the season on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball with a Matt Harvey-versus-Edinson Volquez reprisal of Games 1 and 5 of the World Series.
Steven Matz opposes Cubs right-hander Jason Hammel in the final spring training game as the Mets (7-17-5) try to snap a 14-game winless streak.