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Gov. Cuomo expresses optimism at Yankees, Mets playing: 'There's a lot of reward with minimal risk'

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes baseball returning to the city would be a good thing. At a briefing Saturday, Cuomo expressed optimism regarding the New York Yankees and New York Mets playing games, saying, “There’s a lot of reward with minimal risk.”

Cuomo believes the economic impact of the games would be a positive.

Cuomo on Yankees and Mets playing: "If you have an economic activity that can take place and generates economic interest and entertainment interest...when you look at the risk-reward, there's a lot of reward with minimal risk."

Cuomo also cites the entertainment interest of having baseball games in the city.