NEW YORK – The Queens edition of the Subway Series between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees included all the off-field gimmicks and silly jokes that were absent back in May when this matchup took place in the corporate setting of Yankee Stadium.

Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in five runs, Brandon Nimmo hit his second grand slam in four days and the New York Mets battered the reeling New York Yankees 12-6

Here were the Yankees at their best: the lineup smashing homers and doubles early, the ace and bullpen surviving a rocky middle, the fielders making clutch, heady plays to save the day. After a week in the wilderness,

In the second game of this Subway Series, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe accidentally hit Aaron Judge in the head with a baseball. While it's normal for Judge to get thrown the ball as they head off the field, this time Judge wasn't looking and was hit in the face.

New York Yankees superstar slugger Aaron Judge took a ball to the face via friendly fire during Saturday's road stand against the New York Mets. During an inning shift, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe accidentally hit Judge in the face. The game replay makes it look like pretty gnarly contact, but Judge just needed a bandage to return to the game.

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge was struck in the face by a toss from teammate Anthony Volpe as they were coming off the field after the fifth inning of Saturday’s 12-6 loss to the New York Mets

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The Mets (+155 underdog moneyline odds to win) take the field at home against the Yankees (-186). The New York Yankees will give the start to Max Fried (10-2, 2.13 ERA), who is looking for win No. 11 on the season,

The New York Mets will take on the New York Yankees in an MLB matchup on Sunday. This prediction features our best bet of the game.