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Why does New York have two baseball teams?

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∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/22/2023

Some major league cities are large enough to support two teams. The New York Yankees are in the American League, while the New York Mets are in the National League. Before 1958, New York had three teams -- the Yankees, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Well, there are many Baseball teams in the state of New York, but there are only two pro teams, the Yankees and the Mets

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∙ 15y ago

Brooklyn Dodgers, Yankees and Mets.

The Dodgers later moved to Los Angeles.

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∙ 12y ago

4 baseball teams were started in new york the yankees,dodgers,giants, and mets.

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How man teams are from New York?

In Major League baseball, two, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. New York also has two teams in the National Hockey League and one, the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association. In the NFL there are two teams from New York, New York Giants and New York Jets.

What are two professioanal baseball teams?

san fransisco giants and the new york mets

What are the Major League baseball teams that have played in New York?

The New York Yankees, and the New York Mets are the two current baseball clubs which play in New York. Historically, there was also the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants.Depends on how far back you go. The Yankees were the Higlanders early on, as Brooklyn had many names, Robins, Superbas,Bridegrooms etc.Newark had a Federal League team as did Brooklyn.The Pre-American League American Association had Brooklyn and New York teams also.

What are the two Major league baseball teams in New York City?

the Yankees (American league east) and the Mets (national league east)

What two baseball teams were granted permission to relocate from New York to California?

The Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles and the New York Giants moved to San Francisco to begin play in 1958.

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