And just like that, the 2000 baseball season came down to two teams, both from the same city, with their stadiums about 14 miles away from each other. The New York Yankees and the New York Mets were bidding for a World Series title after fighting their way through their respective opponents, the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners for the Yankees and the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals for the Mets. The Yanks sought to cement their dynasty with MLB’s first three-peat since the 1970s, and the Mets hoped that their third World Series title would be their most memorable due to this memorable matchup, potentially topping even the Miracle Mets of ‘69 and the powerhouse ‘86 club.

This was the first rendition of the Subway Series since Mickey Mantle’s Yankees battled Jackie Robin

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