With the Yankees and Mets fighting for their postseason lives, Sunday's Subway Series finale proved fertile ground for the Big Apple rivals to air out their grievances.
The Mets led, 6-4, with two outs in the seventh inning when Giancarlo Stanton crushed a game-tying, two-run homer off of Brad Hand that Statcast clocked with a distance of 443 feet. While loud contact has become routine for Stanton, this homer quickly became notable for the slugger's vocal confrontation with Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor as the former rounded second base.
This feud between two of New York City's biggest baseball stars requires some backstory.