New Rivals for Mets & Yankees in MLB’s COVID-19 Realignment

COVID-19 has yet to strike out the 2020 Major League Baseball season.

MLB's latest plan calls for a 100-game schedule beginning in June, at a limited number of stadiums, without fans. There would be a temporary realignment into three divisions, with regular season games among division rivals. So, the Mets and Yankees would play a LOT of games against each other. And they'd have 2020 intra-divisional rivalries with traditional National League clubs like the Pirates and Phillies. Here's how it might look:

EAST

• New York Yankees
• New York Mets
• Boston Red Sox
• Washington Nationals
• Baltimore Orioles
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Toronto Blue Jays
• Tampa Bay Rays
• Miami Marlins

WEST

• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Los Angeles Angels
• San Francisco Giants
• Oakland Athletics
• San Diego Padres
• Arizona Diamondbacks
• Colorado Rockies
• Texas Rangers
• Houston Astros
• Seattle Mariners

CENTRAL

• Chicago Cubs
• Chicago White Sox
• Milwaukee Brewers
• St. Louis Cardinals
• Kansas City Royals
• Cincinnati Reds
• Cleveland Indians
• Minnesota Twins
• Atlanta Braves
• Detroit Tigers