Is there a rivalry between Yankees and Mets?

The Mets–Yankees rivalry refers to the latest incarnation of the Subway Series, which is the interleague rivalry between New York City’s Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. In 2013, the two teams met four times: a pair of two-game series.

Are the Giants and Yankees rivals?

The Giants–Yankees rivalry is a Major League Baseball rivalry between the San Francisco Giants of the National League and the New York Yankees of the American League. Both teams kicked off the first Subway Series between the two leagues in 1921.

Did the Mets play the Yankees in the World Series?

Since 1997, the term Subway Series has been applied to interleague play during the regular season between the Yankees and New York City’s National League (NL) team: the New York Mets. The Mets and Yankees also played each other in the 2000 World Series, in which the Yankees won.

What is the rivalry between the New York Yankees and Red Sox?

The Yankees–Red Sox rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Both teams have competed in MLB’s American League (AL) for over 100 seasons and have since developed the fiercest rivalry in all of American sports.

What happened in the 1978 Yankees-Red Sox tiebreaker?

The Yankees and the Red Sox finished tied for first in 1978; subsequently, the Yankees won a high-profile tie-breaker game for the division title. The first-place tie came after the Red Sox had a 14-game lead over the Yankees more than halfway through the season.

Who did the Red Sox play in the World Series against?

The Red Sox faced the Yankees’ cross-town rivals, the New York Mets, in the World Series. The New York Times called the series a “painful series”. Newsday called it “woeful days for Yankee fans”. Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News called the series “the World Series that is the Yankee nightmare”.

When was the first Yankee game played at Yankee Stadium?

The Yankees moved across the Harlem River to the Bronx into Yankee Stadium. On April 18, 1923, the Yankees opened their new home against the Red Sox. Over 74,200 people watched the Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 4–1, in the first game played at the stadium.