The Yankees are among the most tradition-rich franchises in all of major league sports and have won an MLB-record 27World Series championships. NY Mets The Mets, who began play in 1962, have two World Series titles. They are re-energized under new owner Steve Cohen, who hasn't been afr...
his ultimate goal in these efforts had always been to try to persuade the established leagues to grant second franchises to New York as had been the case with the Mets (and also with the New York Jets and New York Nets, as a result of those teams' leagues merging with their established...