are the mets and the yankees in the same league
Mets–Yankees rivalry The Metsâ€“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.
History of the New York Mets The new team required a new name, and many were suggested. Among the finalists were "Bees", "Burros", "Continentals", "Skyscrapers", "Skyliners", and "Jets" (which would eventually be used by the city's American Football League team), as well as the eventual runners-up, "Empires" and "Islanders" (the latter nickname would be used by a future NHL team in the area).[5][6] Although Payson had admitted a preference for "Meadowlarks", the owners ultimately selected "Mets",[7] because it was closely related to the club's already-existing corporate name, "New York Metropolitan Baseball Club, Inc.", it hearkened back to "Metropolitans", a name used by an earlier New York team in the American Association from 1880 to 1887,[7] and because its brevity would naturally fit in newspaper headlines.[5] The name was received with broad approval among fans and the press.[6]