Important games during the last weekend of the season?

Most fan bases would sign up for that in a heartbeat.

But coming off last year’s success on both sides of town, the expectations were higher for the Yankees and Mets — the Yankees coming off a World Series appearance and the Mets having made a surprising run to the NLCS and then going out and signing Juan Soto away from the Yankees.

The two teams dominated early on, with the Yankees opening up a seven-game lead in the AL East just after Memorial Day weekend and the Mets gaining a 5 ½-game lead over the Phillies while racking up the best record in baseball by mid-June.

Now here we are, with three games to play.{ai:summary}<p>Yankees and Mets entered the last weekend with high hopes after 2023—Yankees from a World Series run, Mets from an NLCS run, plus Mets signing Juan Soto from the Yankees.</p><p>They opened strong: Yankees seven games up in the AL East after Memorial Day; Mets 5.5 up on the Phillies and with the league's best record by mid-June. #sports</p>

What’s at stake for the Mets and Yankees in baseball’s fateful final weekend

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