Curtis Granderson predicts which New York team won't make postseason as Mets and Yankees struggle

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SEATTLE – The New York Mets and New York Yankees went into the 2023 MLB season owning the top two payrolls in the league, Steve Cohen’s whopping $348 million outdoing Hal Steinbrenner’s $279 million. 

The aggression on the free agent market by both teams, highlighted by Justin Verlander joining Max Scherzer in the Mets’ rotation while the Yankees signed AL MVP Aaron Judge long-term and brought in Carlos Rodon for their pitching staff, and results from the 2022 campaign led many to believe another round of the Subway Series was inbound. 

Curtis Granderson, who played for both franchises in his career, thought so. 

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"At the beginning this year, I said, ‘Wouldn’t it be great to see a Subway Series?’ We’ll see," Granderson told Fox News Digital at The Players’ Party hosted by the MLB Players' Association, Lids and Topps. 

But heading into the All-Star break, both teams are on the outside of the postseason picture looking in. A situation no one thought would be the case after the Mets won 101 games last season, and the Yankees won 99.

Of course, there’s still the entire second half of the season left to play, enough time for both teams to make up games they lost and get into the postseason. 

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But if Granderson had to guess which New York team won’t be representing their respective league in October, he knows his answer. 

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