Our fall of playoff fun and tension continues in the New York City area. The Mets and Yankees took care of business this week and are gearing up for their league championship series. And in the WNBA finals, the New York Liberty face their first big challenge of the postseason.

Two stops away from a Subway Series. When the New York Yankees advanced to the American League Championship Series on Thursday night, that put both Big Apple teams in baseball's final four for the first time in 24 years.

This is The Athletic’s daily MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Here’s what we know about the Championship Series round: New York, New York. By the time we return Monday morning,