2023 Yankees vs Mets Tickets (The Subway Series)
The intraleague series between the New York Yankees and New York Mets has only been played for a quarter century, but the first match-up between these two storied franchises goes back to the 1921 World Series. Since they started playing regularly these two NYC teams have played each other over 140 times, which is a relative few number of games when you consider the Yanks have played the Red Sox over 2,300 times in history and Mets have played over 900 games against the Braves. The number of games in the history of this series may be smaller, but the demand for Yankees vs Mets tickets ranks among the strongest of any games in MLB.
The Mets vs Yankees is a huge sporting event in New York City, particularly when both teams are playing at the top of their game. These two classic baseball teams play each season to decide which fan base has bragging rights in the Big Apple for the year ahead. The games alternate between the Met's home of Citi Field in Queens and Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, which are separated by less than 10 miles. The "Subway Series" games in 2023 are divided so they can play in each ballpark in the same year. A cool thing for fans is seeing so many jerseys from both teams in the ballparks as Yankees fans will come to Citi Field and Mets fans will be in attendance at Yankee Stadium. The camaraderie and good spirited taunting between these two NYC fan bases is part of what makes attending this game so special.
The most-famous series between the New York Mets and New York Yankees was the 2000 World Series which was dubbed the "Subway Series" by fans who had the opportunity to ride public transit to get to both ballparks. The hype around the series, with two teams from the same city, was immense and the demand for tickets reflected that desire for every NYC baseball fan to be ther elive. When the games started, the Yankees, led by their MVP Derek Jeter, dominated the Mets and ultimately won in 5 games. That World Series occurred in our 10th year in business and our TicketCity staff was on-site in New York to assist our many customer, so the first Subway Series will always have a special place in the history of our company. The entire baseball world (except maybe those fans in Massachusetts) looks forward to the next season when we get a Subway Series in the World Series.
For those fans who do want to have a true Subway Series experience for this game. Using the train to get between Yankee Stadium and Citi Field takes approximately 50 minutes, and does require fans to change trains. Citi Field is located in the borough of Queens, NY and the train stop is "Mets-Willets Point", while Yankee Stadium is up in the Bronx where there is a "Yankee Stadium" stop. The No. 4 train goes to the Bronx, while the No. 7 train goes to Flushing/Queens.
New York City Top Rivalries
New Yorkers are passionate about their sports team; you are either a Mets fan or Yankees fan as you cannot be both. You need to either root for the NY Giants or NY Jets, Rangers or Islanders, Nets or Knicks. A city with so many professional sports teams is going to spawn intense fan bases for each of them. Combine that with the fact that each of NYC's pro sports team has a local rival, and you get a recipe for some of the best sports rivalry games in the country. Below are the top sports rivalries in New York City: