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The Yankees defeated the Mets 9–1 after the Mets committed three errors that led to four runs in the second inning - the most ever against the Yankees. Two days after that, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who entered the game to face a batter in the 8th inning, batted against Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez at the top of the 9th inning.
The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
On June 12, 2009 Luis Castillo of the Mets dropped a popup hit by Alex Rodriguez giving the Yankees a win in the series. On May 19, 2006 David Wright, the Mets' third baseman, had a walkoff hit off Yankees' star reliever Mariano Rivera to cap off a Mets comeback.
The 2009 season marked the opening of two new stadiums, both in New York City; Citi Field for the Mets and the new Yankee Stadium for the Yankees. They respectively replaced Shea Stadium (which was dismantled during the 2008–09 offseason) and the original Yankee Stadium (which became a public park after its demolition).
This year, the wild-card Mets and AL East champion Yankees have baseball’s two biggest payrolls at more than $300 million apiece. Both clubs missed the playoffs in 2023, the first time that ...
The Yankees went on to defeat the Angels 4–2 in the ALCS, and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4–2 to win the 2009 World Series. Game 3 of the Twins–Yankees series was the final Major League Baseball game at the Metrodome, as the Twins moved into their new home stadium, Target Field , starting with the 2010 season.
The Yankees acquired Heaney in a trade with the Angels in 2021. The left-hander went 2-2 with a 7.32 ERA, allowing 29 runs in 35.2 innings with 37 strikeouts, during his short tenure with the Yankees.
He allowed just two hits and two walks while striking out six in his last outing at home in Game 1 against the New York Mets. ... 2009: New York Yankees. 2008: Philadelphia Phillies. 2007: Boston ...