Question: have the mets and yankees ever played in a world series

title: Subway Series
text: Subway Series The view of Yankee Stadium from the adjacent New York City Subway station ; both the Yankees ' and Mets ' home grounds are accessible via the Subway . New York Yankees New York Mets New York Giants Brooklyn Dodgers First meeting October 5 , 1921 ( World Series , between the Giants and Yankees ) October 1 , 1941 ( World Series , between the Dodgers and Yankees ) June 16 , 1997 ( regular season , between the Mets and Yankees ) Latest meeting August 16 , 2017 ( between the Mets and Yankees ) Next meeting June 8 , 2018 ( between the Mets and Yankees ) Statistics Meetings total 188 ( 84 World Series , 104 regular season ) 36 ( all World Series , between the Giants and Yankees ) 43 ( all World Series , between the Dodgers and Yankees ) 109 ( 5 World Series , 104 regular season between the Mets and Yankees ) Regular season series 60 -- 44 , Yankees ( over Mets ) Largest victory Giants : 13 -- 5 ( October 7 , 1921 -- World Series ) Dodgers : 13 -- 8 ( October 5 , 1956 -- World Series ) Mets : 12 -- 2 ( June 9 , 2000 -- regular season ) Yankees : 18 -- 4 ( over Giants , October 2 , 1936 -- World Series ) 9 -- 0 ( over Dodgers , October 10 , 1956 -- World Series ) 15 -- 0 ( over Mets , June 14 , 2009 -- regular season ) Longest win streak Mets : 6 ( May 27 , 2013 -- May 13 , 2014 ) Yankees : 7 ( June 30 , 2002 -- June 29 , 2003 ) Current win streak 3 , Yankees ( over Mets ) Post-season history 1921 World Series : Giants defeat Yankees , 5 -- 3 1922 World Series : Giants defeat Yankees , 4 -- 0 -- 1 1923 World Series : Yankees defeat Giants , 4 -- 2 1936 World Series : Yankees defeat Giants , 4 -- 2 1937 World Series : Yankees defeat Giants , 4 -- 1 1941 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers , 4 -- 1 1947 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers , 4 -- 3 1949 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers , 4 -- 1 1951 World Series : Yankees defeat Giants , 4 -- 2 1952 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers , 4 -- 3 1953 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers , 4 -- 2 1955 World Series : Dodgers defeat Yankees , 4 -- 3 1956 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers , 4 -- 3 2000 World Series : Yankees defeat Mets , 4 -- 1 

Answer: answer: Yes, they have played in a world series.
answer: Yes, 2000 World Series: Yankees defeat Mets, 4 - 1.