PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 30: Zack Wheeler #45 of the New York Mets throws a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on August 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
One of the dumbest running traditions (if you can even call it that) in Major League Baseball is the annual unwillingness of the New York Yankees and New York Mets to make trades. Nobody knows why.
These teams aren’t rivals. They’re in different leagues. They play a handful of times every year just for “fun.” One’s success does not define the other’s.