New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies confirmed for MLB London Series in 2024 on eve of rivalry clash

THE MLB has announced that the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will face off in London next summer.

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed the news Friday moring, on the eve of this weekend's series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the UK.

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The Mets-Phillies rivalry will be the third to be hosted at the London Stadium - home of West Ham United in the Premier League.

The two-game series is slated for June 8 and June 9, 2024.

Baseball is back in London this weekend with the Cubs-Cardinals facing off Saturday and Sunday.

It comes four years after the New York Yankees faced the Boston Red Sox at the same venue.

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More than 59,000 fans attended both games in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

And UK fans will get another taste of the MLB this weekend when the Cubs face their division rivals Cardinals.

Former Phillies star Chase Utley, who won the World Series in 2008, summed up the rivalry with the Mets.

He told select reporters Friday: "I'm excited about next year's series, obviously.

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"It's true to my heart with the Phillies coming to the town and with a fantastic rivalry with the Mets.

"Seeing two very passionate fan bases in London for a weekend is going to be a lot of fun to watch.

"The Phillies and the Mets, we were always fighting for fighting the postseason.

"It's an intense crowd – when you're in New York, when you're in Philadelphia, you definitely know where you are in terms of that rivalry.”