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New York Yankees’ Cody Bellinger gestures as he runs the bases after hitting a grand slam during the … More eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Sunday, May 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. On Saturday afternoon, Pete Alonso invoked a reference anyone familiar with driving in New York City could relate to when he said how a Subway Series between the Mets and Yankees would be epic and it would ensure avoidance of the Van Wyck Expressway. Thinking ahead to a possible third series with much higher stakes was on the minds of many throughout the weekend due to the presence of Juan Soto on the Mets and Aaron Judge threatening to hit .400 and seemingly headed for a third AL MVP. The possibility is also on the minds of many because the moves the Yankees made after realizing Soto was signing his historic 15-year, $765 million contract to ply his trade in Queens are also working out and were fully on display throughout the nine hours, one minute it took for the teams to complete three compelling games in a season series that has a strong case for occurring six times per year on an annual basis. It is kind of strange to think anything the Yankees do can be classified as “under the radar” or “low key” especially since they are amongst the highest profile teams in sports and boast some of the game’s highest payrolls. Compared to the hype the Mets received for adding Soto and the massive storyline about his chilly reception from fans, the pivot to allocating resources on Cody Bellinger, Max Fried, Paul Goldschmidt and Devin Williams seemed slightly under the spotlight in December. The Mets are…

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