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Insider declares Mets New York's best baseball team over Yankees

Jeff Passan took a bold stance about the New York Mets in a recent interview.
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Apr 28, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; New York Mets third base Mark Vientos (27) poses for a picture with Mets outfielder Jesse Winker (3) and Mets first base Pete Alonso (20) after all three score on his three run home run against the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
Apr 28, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; New York Mets third base Mark Vientos (27) poses for a picture with Mets outfielder Jesse Winker (3) and Mets first base Pete Alonso (20) after all three score on his three run home run against the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

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Heading into their April 29 game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the New York Mets boast a 20-9 record, which is the best in all of baseball.

While the Mets were expected to be successful this year, nobody predicted that starting pitching would be their strongest asset throughout the season's first month, especially when Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas suffered injuries during spring training.

But New York has more than made up for these injuries. And when speaking about the Mets' early-season success, ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan made a bold claim during his April 29 appearance on the Pat McAfee Show.

"Right now, though, I love what the New York Mets are doing," Passan said. "They just got good vibes around that team right now, and they're doing it without Juan Soto playing like a $765 million player... The thing is, the Mets want to be like the Dodgers, Pat. That's the goal at the end of the day: to take Steve Cohen's money and leverage it into something great.

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"They're not there quite yet, but what they're building right now, Mets fans have a lot of reasons to feel good right now," Passan said.

McAfee then asked Passan whether the Mets are the kings of New York.

"They're the best team in New York right now," Passan responded.

While there's obviously still a lot of season left to be played, the Mets being called New York's best team over the Yankees, who are fresh off a World Series appearance, has got to feel good for fans.

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Grant Young covers the New York Mets and Women’s Basketball for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco, where he also played Division 1 baseball for five years. He believes Mark Teixeira should have been a first ballot MLB Hall of Fame inductee.

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