(CBSNewYork) — The New York Mets will be seeing a lot of their fellow National League East teams in the coming two months. Of their 60 games this season, 40 will be played against the Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Nationals. In the remaining 20, they will face teams from the American League East.
“The Yankees and the Mets are going to have a treacherous schedule of the best teams in all the baseball,” says CBS2 sports anchor Steve Overmyer. “Both the Mets and the Yankees have to play at their highest level against the worst teams to make sure that those games are wins.