LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK John McCarthy; D Miki Yamane, D Emiro Garcés, D Maya Yoshida (C), D John Nelson, D Julián Aude; M Edwin Cerrillo, M Marco Reus, M Diego Fagundez; F Christian Ramirez, F Miguel Berry
Substitutes: GK JT Marcinkowski, GK Novak Mićović; D Mauricio Cuevas, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Tucker Lepley, M Isaiah Parente, M Lucas Sanabria, M Elijah Wynder, F Matheus Nascimento
Lineup Notes:
- Two-time MLS Cup Champion (2022, 2024) John McCarthy starts in goal in tonight's match against the Red Bulls. McCarthy has posted 21 shutouts and 336 saves in 107 career regular-season appearances (106 starts) across 10 seasons played in MLS (2015-25). The Philadelphia, Penn., native made a career-high 32 appearances (32 starts), finished second in MLS in saves (127) and posted six shutouts during the 2024 MLS Regular Season.
- Japanese International defender Miki Yamane, who has tallied two assists in eight appearances (7 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season, starts at right back in tonight's match against New York. Yamane has​ registered 10 assists in 51 appearances (49 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with the Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Colombian defender Emiro Garcés, 23, who has tallied two goals and one assist in 14 appearances (11 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign, starts in tonight's match against New York. Garcés has recorded two goals and three assists in 29 career appearances (21 starts) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Maya Yoshida, who has recorded three goals and three assists in 64 appearances (63 starts) across all competitions in three seasons with the Galaxy (2023-Present), captains LA in tonight's MLS Cup 2024 rematch. Notably, Yoshida played in three FIFA World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022) for the Japanese National Team. Yoshida was the only player on the Galaxy roster to appear in every MLS match (Regular Season & Playoffs) during the 2024 season.
- John Nelson, who has made 11 appearances (10 starts) across all competitions this season for LA, starts in defense in tonight's match. The Medina, Ohio, native has logged one goal and four assists in 42 matches played (30 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy.
- Julián Aude, who has made tallied one goal in 15 appearances (6 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign, makes his 5th start (12th appearance) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season in tonight's match against New York. Aude has recorded three goals and three assists in 68 matches played (45 starts) across all competitions in three seasons played with LA (2023-Present).
- Edwin Cerrillo, who recorded an assist against Orlando City SC on March 29, starts as the holding midfielder in tonight's match against New York. The Waco, Texas, native tallied one goal and four assists in 41 matches played (32 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 season. Cerrillo, 24, has registered one goal and five assists in 67 matches played (56 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).
- Marco Reus, who started and played 90 minutes against Sporting KC on May 4, starts in midfield in tonight's match against New York. Reus has registered seven goal contributions (2 goals, 5 assists) in 18 career matches played (11 starts) across all competitions for LA.
- Diego Fagundez, who became the youngest player in MLS history to make 400 career MLS regular season appearances against Houston on April 12, starts in midfield for the Galaxy in tonight's match against the Red Bulls. Fagundez has recorded seven goals and 10 assists in 68 matches played (41 starts) across all competitions in three seasons with LA. Fagundez has tallied 74 goals and 76 assists in 403 career MLS regular-season games played (298 starts). With his next goal scored, Fagundez would become the eighth player in MLS history to record at least 75 career goals and 75 assists in regular season play. Fagundez has tallied five goals and one assist in 20 career league matches played against NYRB.
- Miguel Berry makes his first start for LA since playing 90 minutes against Real Salt Lake on April 5. The Barcelona, Spain, native has notched two assists in eight matches played (3 starts) for the Galaxy during the 2025 MLS Regular Season. Berry has recorded nine goal contributions (4 goals, 5 assists) in 47 matches played (10 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with LA (2024-Present). Berry has notched two goals in five career league matches played against the Red Bulls.
- Christian Ramirez, who leads the Galaxy with five goals scored during the 2025 campaign, makes his 12th start (15th appearance) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign in tonight's match. Ramirez, 33, has recorded five goal contributions (4 goals, 1 assist) in his last seven league appearances dating back to March 16.
