The New York Yankees visited the Kansas City Royals on Monday, May 25, 2026, with first pitch scheduled for 3:40 p.m. ET.
This was a viewing guide for the Yankees-Royals game, and all times were listed in Eastern Time and accurate as of Monday, May 25, 2026, at 6:33 a.m. The main complication for viewers was MLB regional blackout restrictions, which can limit access depending on where a game is being watched.
For fans trying to find the game that afternoon, the key detail was timing. The matchup was set for late afternoon on Memorial Day, and the listing made clear that the schedule reflected the 6:33 a.m. update, not a later change. That mattered because a game time that looks simple on paper can become confusing once regional rules get involved.
The blackout restrictions are the friction point in any modern viewing guide. A game can be on the calendar and still not be available on every screen in every market, which leaves viewers checking local access instead of just tuning in. In this case, the guide pointed readers to the matchup itself and to the restrictions that could shape how it was watched.
For the Yankees and Royals, the next step was straightforward: play the game at 3:40 p.m. ET on Monday. For viewers, the unresolved issue was not the start time, but whether MLB regional blackout rules would get in the way of seeing it live.
