On Oct. 26, 2000, the New York
Yankees defeat the New York Mets four games to one to win their third
straight World
Series championship. Making them one of only two teams to win the World
Series three consecutive times. The other only other team besides the Yankees
to do complete the feat was the Oakland Athletics from 1972-1974. The MVP of the World
Series was New York Yankees shortstop, Derek Jeter.
The Yankees would go on to do the unthinkable and make the
World Series in 2001, bidding for the firs time in Major League history that a
team would win four consecutive World Series trophies. But it was the Arizona
Diamondbacks who would win the World Series, keeping the record for most
consecutive World Series championships at three.
The World Series championship in 2000 was the Yankees twenty-sixth
and last until they won No. 27, in 2009.
For the Mets, it was the last time they visited the World
Series, and the last time the team won a Wild Card berth.
Since 2000, the Mets have made the playoffs just once, in
2006, when they won the East Division Title and won their NLDS matchup. However, for the Mets they
were eliminated from the playoffs after losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in
Game 7 of the NLCS.
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