If Major League Baseball undergoes radical realignment and puts the Yankees and Mets in the same division down the road, their fans will have to “relearn who to love and who to hate” in terms of opposing teams.

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The Mets could try to steal another star from the Yankees like Juan Soto in the MLB offseason. The Mets could deal another blow to their cross-town rivals, the Bronx Bombers, as th

David Cone optimistic about the Yankees' playoff chances, highlighting improved pitching rotation and return of key players, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.

In Queens, the Mets are in a drastic tailspin. After starting 21-9 and leading the National League East by 5.5 games on June 12 with a 45-24 record, the Mets have lost 12 of their last 14 and are now five games behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the division.

We know what they know of course, what we always know about baseball seasons and baseball fans, especially about this baseball season and these baseball fans: Summers like this sanctify the

The former New York pitcher re-signed a minor league contract with a team that designated him for assignment last week.

New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez got some bad news about his thumb injury. Alvarez is headed to the injured list.

You don't play as poorly as the Yankees and Mets have the last two months because one aspect of the team is performing poorly and holding everyone else back. It takes a total team effort to go on an 18-31 or a 20-31 run. Here are the numbers since the cherry-picked date of June 13:

The Yankees are 7-3 in their past 10 games, the Mets are coming off consecutive wins over the Seattle Mariners. Both teams are hoping the worst is over and they finish the season on a hot streak.