In 1997, Major League Baseball introduced an exciting new concept: interleague play. I was thrilled with the idea back then. As a 10-year-old, it didn’t take much. Those were far simpler times. With interleague play, we got our first taste of the Subway Series featuring the New York Mets and New York Yankees. More than two decades later, the regular season action between these two Big Apple ball clubs continues and unfortunately, it’s a stale rivalry.
The Mets and Yankees are natural rivals because of the shared territory. Baseball doesn’t have too many major league teams sharing a state let alone the same city.