<Ul> <Li> 2000 World Series: Yankees defeat Mets, 4--1 </Li> </Ul> <Li> 2000 World Series: Yankees defeat Mets, 4--1 </Li> <P> 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 . The Mets are a member club of MLB's National League (NL) East division, and the Yankees are a member club of MLB's American League (AL) East division . </P> <P> Until interleague play started, the two teams had only met in exhibition games . Since the inception of interleague play, the two teams have played each other in every regular season since 1997 . From 1999 through 2012, they have played six games per season: two three - game series (one series in each team's ballpark). In 2013, the two teams met four times: a pair of two - game series . Both clubs have qualified for the postseason in the same season on four separate occasions: 1999, 2000, 2006, and 2015, and faced off in the 2000 World Series . Analysts of the game have commented that the rivalry is the best reason for interleague play . </P>

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