"Symptomatic of the proliferation of Interleague scheduling, the Mets opened their home season against the Toronto Blue Jays this past April, winning three straight. It was fun in the moment, even if the moment didn't portend anything special for the 2025 Mets in the long run. It also didn't indicate there were any obstacles the Blue Jays couldn't overcome as necessary in New York. Slightly more than six months later, the Jays returned to the city needing to win at least one game to close out somebody else's postseason, and that they did."
"As a result, Elimination Day is in full effect...as if the bright sunshine casting a glow about the New York Metropolitan Area this lovely morning didn't reveal that a festive annual occasion was underway. The Jays ousted the Yankees, 5-2, in the fourth and final game of their ALDS Wednesday night, and with that joyous piece of business taken care of, the playoffs can continue glorious and free without threat of a municipal nuisance parade. The current autumn included, New York has now avoided MNPs for 24 of the past 25 falls, so on this one very specific count, you'd have to say it's been a pretty decent quarter-century."
The Mets opened their 2025 home season against the Toronto Blue Jays in April, with the Mets winning three straight. Slightly more than six months later the Blue Jays returned to New York needing at least one win to close out another team's postseason, and they defeated the Yankees 5-2 in the fourth and final game of the ALDS. The Jays' win eliminated the Yankees and allowed the AL playoffs to proceed without the possibility of a municipal nuisance parade in New York. New York has avoided such parades in 24 of the last 25 falls. The Mets hosted Toronto's first spring training game on March 11, 1977, losing 3-1.
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