"I'll be honest with you, as somebody who hated the Yankees that made me into a Mets fan. The mayor noted that his fandom goes back to high school and his friends who were diehard baseball fans."
"I had one of those moments, I was either going to be a total a--hole and say, 'Oh, I like them both.' Or maybe say the Mets because they're not the Yankees. And I just said, I don't want to live that way. I am a deep deep baseball fan."
"Make no mistake about that. This team is going to go all the way. He said at the time regarding the Yankees in 2003, despite being called a "Yankee-loving mayor" by The New York Times."
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly confirmed his support for the New York Mets, citing his hatred of the Yankees as the reason for his fandom dating back to high school. His baseball loyalty follows a tradition among NYC mayors who have openly declared their team preferences. Previous mayors have shown varying allegiances: one was a self-described "long-suffering" Mets fan, another remained loyal to his childhood Boston Red Sox team, and another supported both New York teams during his tenure while also expressing Yankees support in 2003.
Read at New York City, NY Patch
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