The New York Mets are tied for the best record in Major League Baseball this season. Their 28-15 record gives them a three-game lead over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East Division.

The World Trade Center is again partnering with Major League Baseball to host free watch parties for baseball fans, this time for this weekend's Mets-Yankees series at Yankee Stadium that's part of MLB's Rivalry Weekend.

The Mets won yesterday’s matchup, 2-1, off a Brett Baty homer in the 7th inning. New York won both meetings with Pittsburgh by one run (4-3 and 2-1). The Pirates are 2-3 in the last five games, but 2-10 over the previous 12 compared to the 3-0 run the Mets are on and 5-1 in the past six games.

With the New York Mets, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies each logging a pair of series wins last week, the top-tier of MLB teams has become increasingly crowded with no clear-cut No. 1 team in baseball right now.

The Mets used to be an easy mark for opposing teams looking to swipe a base – now, the team has made itself much tougher on basepath crime.

During the New York Yankees' May 12 game against the Seattle Mariners, Yankees infielder Oswaldo Cabrera tagged up from third base after Aaron Judge hit a fly b

Under different circumstances, Brett Baty would still be toiling in the Minor Leagues, his name bandied about in half-baked trade ideas, his future unclear. When the Mets demoted Baty to Triple-A Syracuse late last month,

Also, this the first regular-season meeting between the teams in which Mets’ Juan Soto plays his former team. Soto, of course, spurned the Yankees for the Mets in free agency last winter, signing a 15-year, $765 million deal.

The New York Mets were thought to be in danger of a disappointing season when they lost Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas to injuries in spring training, but they instead have the only pitching with a sub-3.

Wright earned his “Captain America” moniker partly because of his performance in previous WBCs. His heroics against Team Puerto Rico in 2009, when he delivered a walk-off single to help Team USA stave off elimination. In the next tournament, in 2013, he drove in 10 runs before suffering an injury that took him out of the WBC.

The Detroit Tigers have maintained the best record in the American League and are tied with the New York Mets for the best record in MLB heading toward the All-Star Break, which is scheduled for July 15th in Atlanta.