It's only a matter of when the Marlins move on from Sandy Alcántara, and there's a strong chance the Chicago Cubs are a favorite to acquire him at the deadline.

Max Fried, Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt are Yankees. Juan Soto, Clay Holmes and A.J. Minter are Mets. Old Max Scherzer is a Blue Jay. Older Charlie Morton is an Oriole. Ancient Justin Verlander is a Giant. Alex Bregman and Walker Buehler wear Red Sox. Gleyber Torres wears Tiger stripes. Luis Severino plays for the Sacratomato A’s.

Former physics professor Aaron Leanhardt is credited with the popularization of the lumber used by several New York Yankees during the team’s 15 home run opening series.

The Mets are 3-0 to the Under to start the season, and our Mets vs. Marlins predictions expect that trend to stay strong here.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the second-most valuable team for the 14th year in a row. Now worth $6.8 billion — a 25% jump over last year — the defending World Series champions are among the 10 most valuable teams in the world from any sport, per Forbes. Overall, MLB clubs are worth a record $2.6 billion on average, up 8% over 2024.

Here are five things to watch and predictions as the Mets and Marlins open a three-game set in Miami on Monday night.

Mets vs. Marlins will air locally on SNY and nationally on MLB.TV, and can be streamed on fuboTV (free trial). Time: 6:40 p.m. ET

Find out how to watch the Miami Marlins vs. New York Mets series, with TV channel info, live streaming options, game times, probable starting pitching