Open Extended ReactionsWhen the New York Mets and New York Yankees met in the first Subway Series of 2025 in mid-May, life was good for baseball fans in New York. Benny Sieu-Imagn ImagesWhat will it take for each New York team to turn it around from here? That needs to develop down the stretch, because unlike the Yankees, the Mets won't be rescued by their future schedule. The Mets need one player to step up in each of three areas: lineup, rotation, bullpen. It's as if the Mets have to run a double marathon and the Yankees are doing a corporate fun run.