Video: '2000 World Series, Game 5: Yankees @ Mets'

(Thursday, October 26, 2000, game played at approximately 8:28 p.m.-midnight EDT) — The New York Yankees won the 2000 World Series tonight, defeating the New York Mets 4-2 at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York, in the fifth and deciding game.

It was the 26th of 27 World Series titles for the Yankees (1923-2009).

The Yankees were the first team in baseball to win three consecutive championships since the 1972–1974 Oakland Athletics.

Video: '2000 MLB World Series Official Film-New York Yankees'

The series was often referred to as the “Subway Series,” referring to the longstanding match-up between New York baseball teams; it was the first World Series contested between two New York teams since the 1956 World Series.