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The 2000 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2000 season.The 96th edition of the World Series, [1] it was a best-of-seven playoff between crosstown opponents, the two-time defending World Series champions and American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets.
Game 5 was the last World Series game ever played at Shea Stadium. This would be the last World Series appearance for the Mets until 2015, where they lost to the Kansas City Royals in five games. The Yankees returned to the World Series again the next year in hopes to win a fourth straight title, but fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks in
June 5 – Don Liddle, 75, pitcher for the New York Giants during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series when teammate Willie Mays made his famous over-the-shoulder catch. June 13 – Bobby Tiefenauer , 70, knuckleball reliever who pitched in 179 games for six different teams during a ten-year career that stretched between 1952 and 1968.
He hit .300 and had a 1.000 OPS with a triple, four homers and 12 RBI, tying Bobby Richardson of the 1960 Yankees for the most RBI in a World Series, despite playing only five games.
World Series Game 2 underway at Dodger Stadium LOS ANGELES - Game 2 of the World Series is underway, offering a fresh start for the New York Yankees. But Aaron Judge's slump has continued.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The 2000 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Mets in five games, for their third consecutive World Series title. [1]A then-record 5,693 home runs were hit during the regular season in 2000 (the record was broken in 2017, when 6,105 home runs were hit). [1]
Cleveland ended a streak of 11 losses in postseason elimination games dating to Game 6 of 1997 World Series after Emmanuel Clase retired got five outs for his third multi-inning save of the year ...