Braves–Mets rivalry

The Braves–Mets rivalry is a rivalry between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. Both clubs are members of Major League Baseball's National League (NL) East division. The rivalry between the two clubs was particularly fierce during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Background

The Mets joined the NL in as an expansion team, before the leagues were split into divisions, and when the Braves were still in Milwaukee. Due to Major League Baseball wishing to keep the Cardinals and Cubs together in the same division when each league was split into divisions in 1969, Atlanta was forced to join the National League West and were led by Hank Aaron. In 1966, pitching prospect Tom Seaver signed a contract with the Braves when they drafted him in the first round of the secondary June draft (20th overall). But the contract was voided by Baseball Commissioner William Eckert because Seaver's college team had played two exhibition games already that year, despite the fact that Seaver himself did not play in the games. Seaver intended, then, to finish the college season, but because he had signed a pro contract, the NCAA ruled him ineligible. After Seaver's father complained to Eckert about the unfairness of the situation and threatened with a lawsuit, Eckert ruled that other teams could match the Braves' offer. The Mets were subsequently awarded his signing rights in a lottery drawing among the three teams (the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians being the two others) that were willing to match the Braves' terms. Seaver went on to have a Hall of Fame career with the Mets, having his jersey retired by the organization.

1969 NLCS

Seaver's impact was heavy as he led a staff that boasted excellent pitching, including then prospect Nolan Ryan in 1969. Perennial losers, the Mets came back to win the division and face off against the Braves in the NLCS. The "Miracle Mets" swept the Braves in the series, en route to their first World Series championship against the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series. The series against the Braves was the first playoff appearance and series win by an expansion team and their World Series win by extension was the first won by an expansion team.

Despite the early confrontation, the rivalry did not become especially heated until the 1990s, when division realignment put the Mets and Braves in the same division. During this time period, the Braves became one of the most dominant teams in professional baseball. The rivalry came to a visible head with the John Rocker controversy, where Atlanta pitcher Rocker made a number of derogatory comments about residents of New York City in 1999. This led to incidents of items such as full cups of beverages, and even batteries being thrown at Braves players, namely Rocker, when visiting the Mets. With the end of the Braves' fourteen-season National League East winning streak in 2006, when the Mets won their first division title since 1988, the rivalry hit a cooling period.

Division realignment: rivalry established

The main cause of the rivalry was division realignment. With the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins entering play as expansion teams in the National League in , MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent ordered realignment of the league, ordering the Braves and the Cincinnati Reds moved to the NL East, and the Chicago Cubs and rival St. Louis Cardinals to the NL West to rectify the geographical anomaly MLB created when realigning in . However, the Mets and the Cubs voted against the plan.

Although Vincent's vision never really came into fruition, as he resigned shortly after announcing plans to realign the NL, MLB did in fact realign in , albeit in the form of three divisions in each league, and the addition of an expanded playoff format. When agreeing on the realignment, the Pittsburgh Pirates switched to the newly created Central Division and gave up their spot in the NL East to the Braves.

The Braves had already established themselves as one of the dominant teams in baseball prior to realignment with appearances in two World Series prior to the move. The Mets had a reverse of fortune from their dominance in the late 1980s to one of the worst teams in baseball during the early 1990s.

1995: Atlanta's first championship

In 1995, the Braves won the National League East by 21 games, and were the only team in the division to post a winning record. However, the Mets were the only team in the league to post a winning record against the eventual champions, posting an 8–5 record with a 5–1 mark at Shea Stadium, propelled by a sweep on the final weekend of the season, helping the Mets finish the season tied for second with the Philadelphia Phillies. (Mets won the head-to-head tie-breaker by winning the season series 7–6 against the Phillies.)

Just a year after realignment the Braves won their first championship in Atlanta by defeating the Cleveland Indians in the 1995 World Series. It was the franchise's first World Series victory in Atlanta and allowed the franchise to become the first ever to win a World Series in three different cities, having previously done so in Boston () and Milwaukee (). The Braves' dominance over the National League would continue as they would go on to win the pennant again in behind the pitching of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz.

1996–2000: The rivalry intensifies

With the exception of 1996, when the Mets were near the bottom of the National League East, both franchises fielded contenders until deep into each season during this period. In 1997, the Mets overcame a shaky start to the season and were a wild card contender until the final week of the season. Ultimately, though, they finished third place in the NL East and thirteen games back of Atlanta. From 1998 to 2000, the Mets finished second in the standings to the Braves, eighteen, six and a half, and one game behind in those respective seasons. With the St. Louis Cardinals sweeping the Braves in the 2000 NLDS, it made the Mets run to their first World Series appearance since their championship season of much easier. The Braves had eliminated the Mets from wild-card contention on the final day of the 1998 season and in six games in the 1999 NLCS.

1999 NLCS

The NLCS was along the backdrop of Atlanta power hitter Chipper Jones cementing his MVP award that year by crushing Mets pitching for 4 home runs in three games, and 5 walks in the last days of the regular season the Braves swept the series and moved 4 games ahead of the Mets with 9 games to play to their eventual division crown. Thinking that the Braves had eliminated the Mets from playoff contention as they had the year before, Chipper Jones infamously remarked: "now all the Mets fans can go home and put their Yankee stuff on." Despite the setback, the Mets made the playoffs for the first time since . Both had moved forward in the NLDS to see each other for the first time in post-season history since division realignment and since their initial post-season meeting during the 1969 NLCS and the "Miracle Mets."

The Braves took an early series lead of 3 games to 0, and looked poised to sweep the Mets out of the playoffs. However, the Mets rallied late in Game 4 off Braves' closer and perpetual Mets' nemesis John Rocker to win Game 4. The drama of the series was intensified in Game 5 when Robin Ventura hit a walk-off Grand Slam Single to win the game. The Grand Slam Single was ranked the third Greatest Moment in Mets history, behind only the team's two World Series Championships, which included Game 6 in . The Braves, however, would go on to win the series from the Mets in six games to win their 5th National League pennant of the decade. At the end of the 1999 NLCS, Joe Morgan closed out his NBC telecast by saying, "It was closing night for the greatest Mets show since (their championship season of) 1986." Despite their hard-fought win against the Mets, the Braves would go on to get swept by the Mets' cross-town rivals, the New York Yankees, who had beaten their biggest nemesis, Boston Red Sox, in the ALCS, in the 1999 World Series. With the exception of Game 1, all the games were decided by 1 run. Game 1 was decided by 2 runs.

2000

John Rocker controversy

For a story published in the January 2000 issue of ''Sports Illustrated'', Braves' closer John Rocker made a number of allegations stemming from his experiences in New York City and answering a question about whether he would ever play for either the Mets or the Yankees. Rocker's response was racist, homophobic, and sexist:

During the interview, he also spoke of his opinion of the Mets and their fans:

The interview was conducted while driving to a speaking engagement in Atlanta.

Mets win NL pennant

In June 2000, the Mets achieved a 10-run comeback, In , both the Mets and the Braves defeated each other at Shea Stadium to clinch playoff spots in successive days. First, the Braves won the NL East, defeating the Mets. The next day, the Mets beat the Braves to win the wild card, eliminating the Los Angeles Dodgers. While both the Mets and the Braves were favorites to face each other in the National League Championship Series for a second straight year, the Braves ended up losing to the Cardinals in the 2000 NLDS. On October 7 during game 3 of NLDS at Shea Stadium, Met fans cheered as the scoreboard showed the Braves loss and elimination at the hands of the Cardinals. This assured Met fans their biggest and toughest rival would not impede their playoff run that year. The Mets easily defeated the Giants to move on to the 2000 National League Championship Series, where they defeated the Cardinals to move on to the World Series. In defeating the Cardinals, the Mets clinched their first pennant since winning the 1986 World Series. The Mets would go on to lose the 2000 World Series to the Yankees in the first post-season Subway Series since the 1956 World Series.

2001 to 2021: the rivalry cools

Twice during the season, the rivalry saw peace. The Mets opened the 2001 season playing the Braves at Turner Field. When the Mets walked into their clubhouse prior to their workout before opening day, officials at the stadium greeted them by writing on the clubhouse message board: "Welcome to the National League champion New York Mets." A week later, the Mets hosted the Braves at Shea Stadium when they raised their 2000 National League Champions banner. During pre-game festivities on September 21, 2001 at Shea Stadium, both the Braves and Mets paused to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington ten days before. This was the first professional sporting event held in New York since the attacks. With the Mets down 2–1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Piazza hit a two-run home run to help the Mets win. The significance of his spirit-lifting home run has been cited as one of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history.

In 2003, the Mets signed legendary Braves pitcher Tom Glavine for four years, $42.5 million. Glavine had poor success in his first year with the team but did help the Mets reach the 2006 NLCS where they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games. Towards the end of his tenure with the Mets, Glavine started to make grumblings about signing with them and not staying in Atlanta. In his final appearance as a Met on the last day of the season, with a postseason appearance on the line, Glavine gave up 7 runs in the first inning of a loss to the Florida Marlins. The loss caused the Mets to lose the division to the Philadelphia Phillies, missing the playoffs despite being in first place by 7 games as late as September. Some Mets fans believe Glavine threw the game to hurt the Mets, and that his true loyalty lied with the Braves. Glavine left the Mets following that season and went back to the Braves. The Braves collapsed in a similar way in 2011, for the National League Wild Card, blowing a lead for the National League Wild Card in September and losing the wild card by one game to the eventual champion St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets took two out of three in a late September series at Turner Field to contribute to the collapse.

In 2004, Chipper Jones named his child "Shea" after the Mets' home Shea Stadium. Prior to that, the Braves had won six straight games at Citi Field. On April 5, 2017, Mets veteran RHP Bartolo Colón made his Braves appearance at Citi Field, stating he was "very happy and excited to go back there and get the opportunity to play against my ex-teammates."

2022: 101 wins

In 2022, both the Braves and Mets made the 2022 postseason with 101 wins. However, the National League East title and first-round bye was decided in a crucial three-game series at Truist Park from September 30 to October 2. The Mets entered the series with a 98–58 record, a game ahead of the Braves (97–59), and leading the season series 9–7. While the Mets had led the NL East for most of the season, the Braves closed the gap in the division race, thanks to a 14-game winning streak in June and a 74–32 stretch during the final three months. In the end, Atlanta swept the three-game series in which the Mets' top starters Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer, and Chris Bassitt combined to allow 11 earned runs. This allowed the Braves to win the season series 10–9, claiming the NL East division title and first-round bye while New York finished as the top wild card team. However, neither team advanced beyond their first series they played in, with the Braves losing to the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 NLDS, and the Mets losing to the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card series, the latter becoming the first 100+ win team to fail to reach the Division Series since it was put into effect in 1995.

2024: 89 wins

Despite the Mets being six games out of a playoff spot on May 29 with a 22–33 record, compared to the Braves' record of 31–22 on the same day, the two teams quickly found themselves in a wild card race. The Mets briefly surpassed the Braves on July 26 following an 8–4 win against them, but the Braves shut out the Mets the next game to retake the lead in the standings. As the Padres and Diamondbacks began surging in late July and August, the race for the third wild card spot seemingly came down to the Mets and Braves. However, the Mets began to lose ground on the Braves, and by August 28, the Braves established a four game lead on the Mets with only 29 games remaining. However, following a long win streak, the Mets re-tied the Braves on September 6. Heading into the final series at Truist Park, the Mets were able to take a two game lead over the Braves. However, a loss by the Mets to the Braves on September 24 moved the Braves to just one spot behind the Mets. The remaining two games were postponed to a September 30 doubleheader due to impacts from Hurricane Helene. Heading into the doubleheader, the Mets and Braves both found themselves with identical 88–72 records, with both needing one win to clinch a postseason spot; A sweep from either team would eliminate the loser and send the Diamondbacks into the playoffs instead. The first game of the doubleheader became an instant classic, with the Mets overcoming a three-run deficit heading into the eighth inning by scoring six runs in the top of the eighth, only to blow that lead in the bottom of the eighth and fall behind 7–6. However, a go-ahead two-run home run from Francisco Lindor in the ninth inning propelled the Mets to an 8–7 victory, clinching a playoff spot. The Braves won the second game 3–0 to clinch a postseason spot as well. The Braves earned the #5 seed by virtue of winning the season series 7–6, giving the Mets the #6 seed. Due to both teams clinching, both clubhouses held champagne celebrations and congratulated each other despite the rivalry.

Season-by-season results

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,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 126
, style=";" , Braves, 63
, style=";" , Braves, 63
, style=";" , Braves
126
, The Braves take a 7–6 lead on July 24 in the series, a lead they would never relinquish.
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 126
, style=";" , Braves, 81
, style=";" , Mets, 54
, style=";" , Braves
2412
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 144
, style=";" , Braves, 81
, style=";" , Braves, 63
, style=";" , Braves
3816
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 135
, style=";" , Braves, 90
, style=";" , Mets, 54
, style=";" , Braves
5121
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 144
, style=";" , Braves, 72
, style=";" , Braves, 72
, style=";" , Braves
6525
, The Braves move from Milwaukee to Atlanta
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 108
, style=";" , Braves, 63
, style=";" , Mets, 72
, style=";" , Braves
7335
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 1261
, style=";" , Braves, 54
, style=";" , Braves, 721
, style=";" , Braves
85411
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 84
, style=";" , Mets, 42
, style=";" , Mets, 42
, style=";" , Braves
89491
, MLB's expansion and realignment placed the Braves in the NL West and the Mets in the NL East. The new division alignment shortens meetings from 18 to 12 games.
The Mets win 1969 World Series
, - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"
, 1969 NLCS
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 30
, style=";" , Mets, 20
, style=";" , Mets, 10
, style=";" , Braves
89521
, First meeting in the postseason. Mets sweep in three games. Mets proceed to win World Series.

, -
,
, Tie
, 66
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, style=";" , Mets, 42
, style=";" , Braves
95581
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 75
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
102631
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 75
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
109681
,
, -
,
, Tie
, 66
, style=";" , Mets, 42
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, style=";" , Braves
115741
, Mets lose 1973 World Series
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 84
, style=";" , Braves, 51
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
123781
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 84
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
127861
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 84
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, style=";" , Braves
131941
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 75
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
138991
,
, -
,
, Tie
, 66
, style=";" , Mets, 42
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, style=";" , Braves
1441051
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 84
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
1481131
,

, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 93
, style=";" , Mets, 42
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, style=";" , Braves
1511221
,
, -
,
, Tie
, 33
, style=";" , Braves, 21
, style=";" , Mets, 21
, style=";" , Braves
1541251
, Strike-shortened season
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 93
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, style=";" , Braves, 51
, style=";" , Braves
1631281
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 84
, style=";" , Braves, 51
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
1711321
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 84
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
1751401
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 102
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, style=";" , Braves
1771501
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 84
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, style=";" , Braves
1811581
, Mets win 1986 World Series
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 75
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
1881631
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 84
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
1921711
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 102
, style=";" , Mets, 42
, style=";" , Mets, 60
, style=";" , Braves
1941811
,

, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 84
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, style=";" , Braves
1981891
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 93
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, style=";" , Braves, 51
, style=";" , Braves
2071921
, Braves lose 1991 World Series
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 75
, style=";" , Mets, 42
, style=";" , Braves, 51
, style=";" , Braves
2141971
, Braves lose 1992 World Series
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 93
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, style=";" , Braves, 51
, style=";" , Braves
2232001
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 54
, style=";" , Braves, 21
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
2282041
, MLB realignment places Braves into NL East with Mets.
Strike-shortened season. Strike cancels postseason.
MLB adds Wild Card, allowing for both teams to make the postseason in the same year.
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 85
, style=";" , Braves, 43
, style=";" , Mets, 51
, style=";" , Braves
2332121
, 1994 realignment increases meetings from 12 to 13 meetings per year.
Braves win 1995 World Series
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 76
, style=";" , Braves, 76
, style=";" , Mets, 43
, style=";" , Braves
2402181
, Braves lose 1996 World Series
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 75
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Mets, 42
, style=";" , Braves
2452251
, Introduction of interleague play decreases meetings from 13 to 12.
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 93
, style=";" , Braves, 60
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves
2542281
, MLB changed to an unbalanced schedule in 1998 due to MLB's expansion and realignment, resulting in 12–13 meetings per year.
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 93
, style=";" , Braves, 51
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, style=";" , Braves
2632311
, Braves lose 1999 World Series
, - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;"
, 1999 NLCS
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 42
, style=";" , Braves, 30
, style=";" , Mets, 21
, style=";" , Braves
2672331
, Second meeting in the postseason. Braves proceed to lose World Series

, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 76
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, style=";" , Mets, 43
, style=";" , Braves
2742391
, Mets lose 2000 World Series
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 109
, Tie, 55
, style=";" , Braves, 54
, style=";" , Braves
2842481
, MLB changed to an unbalanced schedule in 2001, resulting in 18–19 meetings per year
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 127
, style=";" , Braves, 63
, style=";" , Braves, 64
, style=";" , Braves
2962551
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 118
, style=";" , Braves, 73
, style=";" , Mets, 54
, style=";" , Braves
3072631
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 127
, style=";" , Braves, 72
, Tie, 55
, style=";" , Braves
3192701
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 136
, style=";" , Braves, 81
, Tie, 55
, style=";" , Braves
3322761
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 117
, style=";" , Mets, 63
, style=";" , Mets, 54
, style=";" , Braves
3392871
,
, -
,
, Tie
, 99
, style=";" , Mets, 54
, style=";" , Braves, 54
, style=";" , Braves
3482961
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 117
, style=";" , Braves, 81
, style=";" , Mets, 63
, style=";" , Braves
3593031
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 135
, style=";" , Braves, 63
, style=";" , Braves, 72
, style=";" , Braves
3723081
,

, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 117
, style=";" , Braves, 63
, style=";" , Braves, 54
, style=";" , Braves
3833151
,
, -
,
, Tie
, 99
, style=";" , Mets, 54
, style=";" , Braves, 54
, style=";" , Braves
3923241
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 126
, style=";" , Braves, 72
, style=";" , Braves, 54
, style=";" , Braves
4043301
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 109
, Tie, 55
, style=";" , Braves, 54
, style=";" , Braves
4143391
, Both AL and NL having balanced teams leads to a balanced schedule of 19 games per season.
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 109
, style=";" , Mets, 54
, Tie, 55
, style=";" , Braves
4233491
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 118
, Tie, 55
, style=";" , Mets, 63
, style=";" , Braves
4313601
, Mets lose 2015 World Series
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 109
, style=";" , Mets, 73
, style=";" , Braves, 72
, style=";" , Braves
4413691
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 127
, style=";" , Mets, 73
, style=";" , Mets, 54
, style=";" , Braves
4483811
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 136
, style=";" , Braves, 63
, style=";" , Braves, 73
, style=";" , Braves
4613871
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 118
, style=";" , Braves, 64
, style=";" , Braves, 54
, style=";" , Braves
4723951
,

, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 73
, style=";" , Braves, 31
, style=";" , Braves, 42
, style=";" , Braves
4793981
, Season shortened to 60 games (with 10 meetings) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 109
, style=";" , Braves, 54
, Tie, 55
, style=";" , Braves
4894071
, Braves win 2021 World Series
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 109
, style=";" , Braves, 73
, style=";" , Mets, 63
, style=";" , Braves
4994161
, Braves win NL East tiebreaker by winning the season series 10–9, by sweeping Mets in final series of the season.
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 103
, style=";" , Braves, 51
, style=";" , Braves, 52
, style=";" , Braves
5094191
, New schedule structure started this season to allow every team to play one series against every interleague team. Shortening meetings from 19 to 13 games.
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 76
, Tie, 33
, style=";" , Braves, 43
, style=";" , Braves
5164251
,
, -
,
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 30
, style=";" , Braves, 30
, ''Upcoming, June 2326, August 1214''
, style=";" , Braves
5194251
, ''Upcoming at Braves, August 2224''

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, Milwaukee Braves vs New York Mets
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 5121
, style=";" , Braves, 315
, style=";" , Braves, 2016
,
, -
, Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 4643981
, style=";" , Braves, 247183
, style=";" , Braves, 2172161
,
, -
, Overall Regular season games
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 5154201
, style=";" , Braves, 278188
, style=";" , Braves, 2372321
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, Postseason games
, style=";" , Mets
, style=";" , 54
, style=";" , Braves, 32
, style=";" , Mets, 31
,
, -
, Postseason series
, Tie
, 11
, Tie, 11
, style=";" , Mets, 20
, NLCS: 1969, 1999
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, Overall Regular Season and Postseason
, style=";" , Braves
, style=";" , 5194251
, style=";" , Braves, 281190
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See also

*Major League Baseball rivalries

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Braves-Mets rivalry
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Major League Baseball rivalries