Back in October 26 2000, two crosstown rival baseball teams met for the MLB (Major Baseball League) 2000 World Series. The National League (NL) champion New York Mets and two-time defending World Series champions and American League (AL) champion New York Yankees made their presence felt at Shea Stadium and Yankee Stadium.
The New York Yankees won this series 4-1 at the Shea Stadium before a crowd of 55,000 fans. Derek Jeter (New York Yankees) was proclaimed MVP of the series.
Interesting note that the Yankees is the first team in baseball to win three consecutive championships since the 1972–1974 Oakland Athletics, plus the first professional sports team to accomplish a three feat since the 1996–1998 Jordan and Pippen led Chicago Bulls.
That year was last time the Yankees won a series as they lost the 2001 World Series to the Arizona Diamondbacks and the 2003 World Series to the Florida Marlins.
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