The first leg of the 2025 Subway Series begins Friday when the New York Yankees host the crosstown rival New York Mets for the first of three games at Yankee Stadium. They'll play three games at Citi Field in July.

That’s because Soto bolted from the Yankees to their crosstown rival this offseason, signing a historic 15-year, $765 million contract in the process. Depending, of course, on which New York fans you ask, the reaction was mixed. But the news created some shockwaves. But it came as no surprise to David Cone.