They were afterthoughts when the season began, and now they are All-Stars chasing batting titles in their respective leagues.
DJ LeMahieu of the Yankees and Jeff McNeil of the Mets, fearless hitmen on the fast track to history at the Subway Series: MLB has never witnessed Yankees and Mets dual batting champs. Nor has MLB ever crowned simultaneous batting champions in the pre-Mets era of New York baseball history.
LeMahieu, batting .342 at the top of the Yankees order and the top of the AL. McNeil, .349 at the top of the Mets order and the top of the NL when this game ended.