2000 World Series | ||||||||||
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Dates | October 21–26 | |||||||||
Venue | Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees) Shea Stadium (New York Mets) | |||||||||
MVP | Derek Jeter (New York Yankees) | |||||||||
Umpires | Ed Montague (crew chief), Charlie Reliford, Jeff Kellogg, Tim Welke, Tim McClelland, Jerry Crawford | |||||||||
Hall of Famers | Yankees: Derek Jeter Mariano Rivera Joe Torre (manager) Mets: Mike Piazza | |||||||||
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Television | Fox (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||
TV announcers | Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly (Fox) Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton (MLB International) | |||||||||
Radio | ESPN WABC (NYY) WFAN (NYM) | |||||||||
Radio announcers | Jon Miller, Charley Steiner (Game 3) and Dave Campbell (ESPN) John Sterling and Michael Kay (WABC) Bob Murphy and Gary Cohen (WFAN) | |||||||||
ALCS | New York Yankees over Seattle Mariners (4–2) | |||||||||
NLCS | New York Mets over St. Louis Cardinals (4–1) | |||||||||
World Series program | ||||||||||
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The 2000 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2000 season. The 96th edition of the World Series,[1] it was a best-of-seven playoff between crosstown opponents, the two-time defending World Series champions and American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets. The Yankees defeated the Mets, four games to one, to win their third consecutive championship and 26th overall. The series was often referred to as the "Subway Series", referring to the longstanding matchup between New York baseball teams; it was the first World Series contested between two New York teams since the 1956 World Series and the first since the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers moved west to California (as the current San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, respectively) in 1958 and the subsequent formation of the Mets in 1962. This World Series that featured teams from the same city or state, was the first of its kind since 1989 between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was named the World Series Most Valuable Player.
The Yankees advanced to the World Series by defeating the Oakland Athletics, three games to two, in the AL Division Series, and then the Seattle Mariners, four games to two, in the AL Championship Series; it was the third consecutive season the Yankees had reached the World Series, the fourth time in the past five years, and the 37th overall, making it the most of any team in MLB. The Mets advanced to the World Series by defeating the San Francisco Giants, three games to one, in the NL Division Series, and then the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to one, in the NL Championship Series; it was the team's fourth World Series appearance, making it the most of any expansion franchise in MLB and the Mets' first appearance since winning the 1986 World Series.
The Yankees were the first team in baseball to win three consecutive championships since the 1972–1974 Oakland Athletics, and the second North American professional sports team in five years to accomplish the feat after the 1996–1998 Chicago Bulls. As of 2023, this remains the last World Series with a repeat champion.