For all the talk we’ve had about the New York Yankees being down bad since getting swept by Boston in mid-June, there’s been little talk about the crosstown rival New York Mets. Just how are the boys in orange and blue faring in Juan Soto’s first season with them?
Answer: Not much better than the Yankees. The two are separated by a single game. The Mets are 63-55, the Yankees 62-56. One team in second place and 5.5 games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, the other third in the AL East and 6.5 behind Toronto.