Ron Phillips: A Quick Guide to New York City Sports

 Ron Phillips believes that New York is the best sports city globally. The town has professional teams in every sport you can imagine, and some of the most famous arenas and stadiums.

 

If you do not know anything about New York's teams, there is no need to worry because, in this article, Ron Phillips provides a cheat sheet to get you started and make you sound like a pro.

 

Baseball

Major League Baseball Teams in New York:

 

The New York Mets

●     Where they play: Citi Field in Queens

●     When they play: The Mets' regular season in Major League Baseball goes from late March/early April through late September/early October.

●     New York's National League franchise, created in 1962, has always been seen as an underdog, particularly when contrasted to the Yankees. Nevertheless, the New York Mets won the World Series in 1969 and 1986 and the National League in 1973, 2000, and 2015.

 

Yankees of New York

●     Where they play: Yankee Stadium in the Bronx

●     When they play: The Yankees' regular season in Major League Baseball goes from late March/early April through late September/early October.

●     The 27-time World Series champions are in the same league as Hall of Famers such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Reggie Jackson, and many others. They play in a new Yankee Stadium that resembles the old one.

 

Basketball

Knicks of New York

●     Where they play: Madison Square Garden in Manhattan

●     When they play: The Knicks' regular season in the National Basketball Association typically runs from October to April. Still, due to the delayed nature of the 2019–20 season, the 2020–21 season might begin as late as mid-January 2021.

●     They are the monarchs of the New York Post back page, an original NBA franchise, and a passion for generations of fans.

 

The Brooklyn Nets

●     Where they play: Barclays Center in Brooklyn

●     When they play: The Nets' regular season in the National Basketball Association spans from October through April.

●     The team relocated from Long Island to New Jersey, then to Brooklyn, becoming the borough's first major-league team since the 1950s. Jay-Z created their logo. You can find their apparel on the streets of Brooklyn.

 

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