The Mets have been around for 62 years. The Phillies date all the way back to 1883. As the two clubs meet in the postseason for the first time in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday, their rich histories are in the October spotlight.

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LONDON -- Had this been English football, a local reporter told Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, the ninth inning of Sunday’s London Series finale would have been best described as “squeaky bum time” -- a term generally credited to legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. When it was all over,

LONDON -- Rob McElhenney hopped Chase Utley’s hedges last week in Los Angeles. He needed to get the ball that his kid kicked into Utley’s yard. Almost 15 years ago, McElhenney’s character Mac on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” wrote a love letter to Utley, hoping to one day have

LONDON -- Nick Castellanos’ bat splintered into three pieces on the final pitch of the Phillies’ trip to London. The Phillies had the bases loaded with one out in the ninth inning of Sunday’s 6-5 loss to the Mets, which gave them a split of the London Series at London

The third London Series has drawn to a close, as the Phillies and Mets split a thrilling two-game set rife with special moments at London Stadium. But even before the notorious NL East rivalry made its UK debut, previous editions of the series -- the Yankees took both games against

LONDON -- Mets owner Steve Cohen painted a hopeful picture of the club on Sunday morning, saying he is not ready to make the types of Trade Deadline decisions that could impact the short- and long-term future of his club. “I tell you, it’s amazing,” Cohen said before the Mets'

With the Mets' nail-biter 6-5 victory over the Phillies on Sunday, the 2024 London Series has come to an end. The NL East rivals went out with a bang -- sort of -- with a tightly-contested game culminating in an anxious ninth inning in which both clubs mounted rallies. But

LONDON -- Trea Turner and the Phillies wouldn’t be surprised if he is back in the lineup within the next week. There are more hurdles to clear before the Phils activate him from the 10-day injured list, but there is optimism he can finish his recovery without a setback or

LONDON -- The London Series is now officially in full swing. In front of 53,882 fans, the Phillies had 11 hits, including three home runs, to win the first game of the series, 7-2, over the Mets on a crisp Saturday evening at London Stadium. “I think it was great.

LONDON -- Bryce Harper had been thinking about a memorable way to celebrate a home run in London. He thought big. He thought football. So moments after Harper crushed a game-tying solo home run to right field in the fourth inning of Saturday’s 7-2 victory over the Mets in the

LONDON -- Bryce Harper thought long and hard about how he was going to celebrate his home runs in the London Series. Right at the heart of the country that loves football -- known as soccer in the U.S. -- there was only one right answer. He did it like

LONDON -- The Mets were faring well enough in their London Series opener when, with two outs in the fourth inning, Phillies shortstop Edmundo Sosa lifted a lazy fly ball in the general direction of the Strait of Dover. Starling Marte drifted toward it, appeared to settle under the ball,

Saturday marked the beginning of the 2024 MLB London Series, the third time Major League Baseball has hosted regular-season games in the United Kingdom. And Game 1 of the two-game set looked pretty familiar to Phillies fans. Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos went deep for the top scoring offense in

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LONDON -- Jeff McNeil’s hiatus from the starting lineup continued Saturday into the London Series opener against the Phillies, as McNeil found himself on the Mets’ bench for a fourth consecutive game. Ostensibly still the starting second baseman, McNeil has nonetheless been out of the lineup for five of the

LONDON -- J.D. Martinez, London Series veteran that he is, organized a group outing for Mets players to watch the Changing of the Guard on Friday at Buckingham Palace. Pete Alonso was impressed at the ease with which his older teammate navigated a foreign city, leading the Mets exactly where

LONDON -- When Chase Utley and Daniel Murphy walked onto the stage for the Trafalgar Square Takeover, cheers and boos filled the historic square in London. Phillies fans made their presence known at Friday night’s gathering to celebrate the eve of Game 1 of the London Series. “This is a

LONDON -- Just outside of London Stadium, where the finishing touches were being made ahead of this weekend’s London Series, employees could hear laughter and excitement. Close to 300 primary school children were up and ready right at 10 a.m. to participate in the First Pitch Festival in the nearby

LONDON -- Brett Baty won’t be driving on the right side of the road this weekend, but he will be taking reps on the right side of the infield. Merely a week after the Mets optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse, Baty rejoined the Mets as the 27th man for their

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LONDON -- Bryce Harper did something Thursday in London he cannot often do in the United States. He strolled the streets like everybody else does. “Being able to walk around and be, you know, kind of just another person out there has been great,” he said Friday afternoon at London

LONDON -- The bright green and tan colors of the painted baseball diamond at Roger Ascham Primary School’s courtyard contrasted against the blue of the clear London sky. Cheers and shrieks of delight from the students filled the air as they watched their peers play against some former Major Leaguers.