April 28, 2025
New York Baseball, April 2025
Yankees Will Have Better Season Than Mets, Say New Yorkers
Batter up, baseball fans! Nearly one month into the Major League Baseball season, New Yorkers are weighing in on which New York baseball team will have the better season this year. Nearly two-thirds of residents statewide say the Yankees have the stronger team this year, outpacing the proportion who believe the Mets will have the better season. Regardless of demographic group, at least a majority of residents say the Bronx Bombers will be the New York baseball team to watch this year.
Upstate residents (71%) are slightly more likely than those in New York City (61%) and in the city’s suburbs (60%) to say the Yankees will have the better season.
New Yorkers under the age of 45 (72%) are more likely than older New Yorkers (58%) to believe the Yankees, not the Mets, will be the New York team to beat this year.
Methodology
This survey of 1,204 New York State adults was conducted April 3rd through April 9th, 2025 by the Marist Poll. Adults 18 years of age and older residing in the state of New York were contacted through a multi-mode design: By phone using live interviewers, by text, or online. Results for all adults (n=1,204) are statistically significant within ±3.5 percentage points.